Ararahih'urípih
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iyruh to coil, to revolve (something), to roll (something)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3596 | revised Aug 22 2005

iyruh • V • to coil, to revolve (something), to roll (something)

Derivatives (7)
afiynúhanach "dung beetle"
iyruh "brush-dance headroll"
iyrúhunih "to roll (something) downhill from here"
iyrúhuthun "to roll (something) here and there"
iyrúuhpath "to crimp"
iyrúuhriv "(sg.) to lie, to be in a lying position"
iyrúuhsip "to begin to roll away"

Source: WB 825, p.357

  • vaa uum yáv ukupatâachahiti pakuníyruuhtihaak. It's good to whittle it while it's being revolved (in making a pipe). [Reference: TK 139.12]
  • kári xás xahamíchmiich kári xás u'êethraa pamú'aan, xás vúra nîinamich pooyrúhahiti pamukún'aan. And then Little Spider brought his string, and their string [sic] was coiled up real small. [Reference: WB T33.61]

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  1. íp niyrúhat kunish, á'.
    I'd kinda rolled it up.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  2. xás vúra nîinamich pooyrúhahiti pamú'aan.
    And his string was coiled just small.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text