Ararahih'urípih
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pathakhíram kneeling-place

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4631 | revised Jul 22 2014

pathakhíram • N • kneeling-place

Source: WB 1090.1.1, p.371 (T25, T26)

Note: So called because Peregrine Falcoln knelt there to shoot his wife.

  • xás vaa vúra payváheem pamupathakhíram káan kunmáheesh. And nowadays his kneeling-spot can be seen there. [Reference: WB 25: Peregrine Falcon and His Wife 025]

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  1. xás vaa vúra payváheem pamupathakhíram káan kunmáheesh.
    And nowadays his kneeling-spot can be seen there.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text