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pátumka / pátumka- (shaman) to suck disease from (a patient)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4670 | revised Oct 31 2014
pátumka / pátumka- • V • (shaman) to suck disease from (a patient)
Literally: 'to put one's mouth on'
Source: WB 1085.1, p.371
- xás upiip, xánkiit ík îin kanapátumkarukeesh, xanpuchíniishveenach xákaan. She said, "Bullhead and Hummingbird together must come and suck (doctor) me." [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 011]
Sentence examples (3)
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kári xás upátumka.
Then she sucked her.Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text -
xás kúkuum upátumka.
Then she doctored her again.Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text -
kári xás kári ta'ítam upátumka.
Then she doctored her.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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