Ararahih'urípih
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keech'íihyan Preston Peak

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3808 | revised Mar 19 2015

keech'íihyan • N • Preston Peak

Literally: 'big-standing'

Derivation:  kêech íihya-an  (= -kaam-ich íihya-an)
big stand.(long.object)-Participial  (= -large-DIM stand.(long.object)-Participial)

Source: WB 846.1.1, p.359

  • xâatik keech'íihyan xás kunikyâati. Let them be making (a "flint factory") at Preston Peak. [Reference: Obsidian Blade-Making Place 004]