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sahíshyuuxach rabbit, jackrabbit
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5241 | revised Jul 07 2005
sahíshyuuxach • N • rabbit, jackrabbit Lepus californicus (ITIS).
Literally: 'little river-elk'
Derivatives (2)
apxantichsahíshyuuxach "domestic rabbit"
tishravarasahíshyuuxach "jackrabbit"
Source: WB 1192.4, p.377
Note: "Little rabbit" can either be sahishyúx'anamahach (JPH ani 06:648) or sahishyuxách'anamahach (KS 42.011).
- sahishyuxách'anamahach uum xás xákaan kun'ásivanik pata'asiktávaan. Little Rabbit then slept with the woman. [Reference: KS42. Rabbit and Snow 011]
Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (2)