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-kêem bad; ugly, homely
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lexicon ID #3790 | revised Nov 17 2014
-kêem • ADJ • bad; ugly, homely
Derivatives (17; show derivatives)
Source: WB 868, p.360
Note: Used only as in combinations like avansakêem 'bad man'. Dimin. is -kêemich.
- paninipákurih u'aapúnmahaak, víriva vúra ávan uthiinátiheesh, xáat asiktavankêem. If she knows my song, she'll have a husband, even if she's a homely woman. [Reference: WB T50.24]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (4)