Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ápsiih leg

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #444 | revised Nov 07 2014

ápsiih N • leg

Derivatives (8)
apap'apsîich "on one leg"
apsihihikiniyâachas "a plant, golden inside-out flower, Siskiyou inside-out flower"
apsihikxánah "gold fern"
apsihikxánahich "California lace fern"
apsihikxánamkunishichas "gold fern, goldback fern"
apsihikxánavanach "Goldenback Fern"
apsihíthyurar "leg-dragger; this is what the meadowlark calls."
apsihthákurar "bowlegged"

Source: WB 115, p.318

Note: Locative is apsiik.

  • apsíik nitápichrishuk. I twisted him (a trapped animal) out by the leg. [Reference: WB files]
  • paninípshiih áthiik tu'ívahaak, vaa kári ník puna'áhootihara. When my legs get cold, then I can't walk. [Reference: WB T93. Violet cooking 022]


Short recordings (6) | Sentence examples (22)

  1. nani'ápsiih "my leg" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. pusihich'ápsiih "leg of a cat" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  3. ápsiih "leg" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  4. ápsiih "legs" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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  5. ápsiih "leg" (spoken by Sonny Davis)
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  6. ápsiih "legs" (spoken by Violet Super)
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