Ararahih'urípih
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pithxah to wash (inan. object, e.g. clothes, dishes)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5023 | revised Apr 26 2005

pithxah • V • to wash (inan. object, e.g. clothes, dishes)

Derivative (1)
vuhapithxáhar "toothbrush"

Source: WB 780.1, p.355

  • akâay ásip upithxáheen. Who washed the dishes? [Reference: KV]
  • vúra uum pu'íshaha mûuk pithxaahtíhap. They never wash (a pipe) with water. [Reference: TK 199.17]

Sentence examples (15)

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  1. mívu pithxáhi.
    Clean your teeth.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  2. pamívu pithxáhi!
    Brush your teeth!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  3. koovúra pamikúnvu kiikpíthxahi!
    You all brush your teeth!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  4. pananisáanva nipithxáheesh.
    I am going to wash my clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  5. pananívuh nipithxáheesh.
    I am going to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  6. vuhapithxáhar mûuk nipithxáheesh pananívuh.
    I am going to use a toothbrush to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  7. áhup mûuk nipithxáheesh pananívuh.
    I am going to use a stick to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  8. yúfish káru ni'ihrôovish vaa paninívuh nipithxáheesh.
    I am going to use salt to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  9. yúfish ni'ihrôovish vaa káru nipithxáheesh pananívuh.
    I am going to use salt to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  10. tá nipikyâar pananipithxa pananisáanva.
    I finished washing my clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  11. vaa pananítaat uum tupíthxah pananúsaanva koovúra vúra.
    My mother washed all our clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  12. pananítaat vúra koovúra upíthxah.
    My mother washed all (the clothes).
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  13. tupíthxah pakoovúra pananúsaanva koovúra.
    She washed them all, all our clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  14. vaa káan tupíthxah.
    She washed them there (in the back of the house).
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  15. mama had three tubs, tanu-- axyár tanúkyav, poopithxáheesh (...)
    Mama had three tubs, we- we filled them, when she was going to do the wash.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text