Ararahih'urípih
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kéevriikha / kéevriikhi- to become old (not only of a woman)

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lexicon ID #3806 | revised Mar 19 2015

kéevriikha / kéevriikhi- • V • to become old (not only of a woman)

Derivation:  kéevriik-ha
old.woman-DENOM

Source: JPH mat ?:720

  • matêek ikéevriikheesh. May you get old! (Shouted by children at the new moon; now used to express gratitude to people.) [Reference: KV]

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  1. tá kéevriikha.
    I’ve gotten old.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
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