Ararahih'urípih
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ixívshur / ixívshuru- to rip off, peel off

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lexicon ID #3511 | revised Aug 27 2015

ixívshur / ixívshuru- • V • to rip off, peel off

Derivation:  ixiv-sur
ixiv-off

  • xás upixivshúroo pamúsaanva, xás u'ixaxáxax vúra tûupichas. Then he ripped off his clothes, and he tore them into little bits. [Reference: WB T4.12]
  • tu'ixivshúroo. He's peeling it off (membrane on mussel shell). [Reference: JPH ani 06:914]