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ixrar / ixrára- to weep, to cry; (cat) to meow
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3518 | revised Oct 31 2014
ixrar / ixrára- • V • to weep, to cry; (cat) to meow
Derivatives (2)
ixrarâava "to make cries"
ixnániichva "to whine"
Source: WB 808, p.356
Note: Also, of rattlesnake, 'to rattle'. Cf. ixáxanaa '(pl.) to weep'.
- papúsih kunixrárati. The cats are meowing. [Reference: WB files]
- vúra tooxrárati kich, xâatik niparatánmaahpa, vaa vúra kích uxus. He was just sort of weeping, he was sort of thinking, "I want to turn back!" [Reference: TK 71.32]
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