Ararahih'urípih
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múrax slippery, smooth, sleek

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4274 | revised Nov 08 2005

múrax • ADJ • slippery, smooth, sleek

Source: WB 988, p.367; JPH pla 06:369; JPH mat 15:759

Note: Adj or N? The diminutive is múnaxich.

  • tapasmúrax very slick [Reference: JPH mat 15:759]
  • yukún vaa káan á' u'íithra murax'ipaha'ípan. He's up there at the top of a slippery tree. [Reference: WB 19: The Perils of Weasel 2:024]

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  1. yukún vaa káan á' u'íithra murax'ipaha'ípan."
    He's up there at the top of a slippery tree."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text