Ararahih'urípih
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íshupish / íshupishrih- (shaman) to show, to display (a disease object, in the process of curing)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3134 | revised Feb 03 2015

íshupish / íshupishrih- • V • (shaman) to show, to display (a disease object, in the process of curing)

Derivation:  ishup-ish
hold.up-down

Source: WB 733, p.352

Note: Cf. ikshup 'to point'.

  • xás kári poo'íshupish pa'arátaanva, xás papreacher muhrooha'îin kun'áveep pa'arátaanva. And when (the shaman) displayed the pain, the preacher's wife took the pain away from her. [Reference: WB T67.8]

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  1. xás kári poo'íshupish pa'arátaanva xás papreacher muhrooha'íin kunáveep pa'arátaanva.
    So when (the doctor) displaying the 'pain,' then the preacher's wife took the pain away from her.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text