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iv / im- to die
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lexicon ID #3441 | revised Nov 17 2014
iv / im- • V • to die
Derivatives (8)
íimkar "to drown"
ívapuh "dead person"
íviruv "to be completely exhausted"
ivíthvaaykam "(in) front of the house"
ivkúkam "entrance way to a house"
ivmá'kukamich "back of the house"
ivpîimach "near the house"
ivshá'kukamich "just downhill from the house"
Source: WB 788, p.355
Note: Cf. táanva '(du.) to die', péeruunpa '(pl.) to die.' Note the idiom áthiik tu'iv 'he's cold' with áthiik 'cold'.
- támit u'ívat panani'ákah. My father is dead. [Reference: KV]
- paáraar uum pu'ipítihara pamú'arama múthvuy patu'ívahaak. The Indian doesn't say his child's name when it dies. [Reference: WB G143.6]
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