Ararahih'urípih
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síih awl, nail

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5372 | revised Dec 03 2015

síih • N • awl, nail

Derivatives (9)
akráhsiih "eel dressing point, instrument for dressing eels"
ararásiih "Indian nails"
ipíhsiih "bone awl"
síhach "spike buck, i.e. a deer whose horns are still unforked"
sihtírih "a place near Sugarloaf"
sihtirih'éem "man's name"
sihtirihpiinánapanach "a woman's name"
sihtunvêech "tacks"
yupínsiih "pronghorn antelope"

Source: WB 1225, p.379

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  1. sáran sii káru yúfish káru asúxiim káru rope."
    Go get nails and salt and sugar and rope!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text