Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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páachur / páachuru- to lose (something)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4410 | revised Oct 31 2014

páachur / páachuru- • V • to lose (something)

Literally: 'to throw away'

Derivative (1)
eexrihpípaachurapuh "a plant, the chaparral lily"

Source: WB 1088.2, p.371

  • tanipáachur pananishákan. I've lost my harpoon point. [Reference: KS Crane 017]
  • xáyfaat ík kupáachur. You mustn't lose it. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 122]

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  1. tóo páachur pamu'íshkiit.
    She lost her luck.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. tîi kanpípaachun."
    Let me throw (the song) away."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text