Ararahih'urípih
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súrukam under, underneath

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5481 | revised Dec 11 2015

súrukam • N • under, underneath

Derivation:  súruk-kam  (= su'-ruk-kam)
under-side  (= inside-DIR-side)

Derivatives (3)
surukampôor "men's underwear; underwear (women's or men's)"
surukámsaanva "underwear"
surukamyáfus "woman's underwear, slip, underskirt of a woman's dress"

Source: Shivshaneen, 1996, (8.1)

Note: Used independently, or with pronoun prefixes.

  • hínupay súrukam tu'árihrishuk atimnamsúrukam. Then she came out from under her pack-basket. [Reference: KS 15_Pygmy Owl & Wildcat 019]
  • túuyship uvêehrimva, xás utíshraamhiti musúrukam. Mountains are standing, and there's a valley below them. [Reference: WB T92.26]

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  1. ta'ítam kúkuum ni'aaksúraheen chímiva súrukam, kúna nipásip tama uskákavraa.
    I shot under, and he jumped over the ridge.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. pa'as uum ahup'ásipak súrukam.
    The rock is underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  3. vaa káan pa'ápsuun úkrii ásip súrukam.
    The snake is underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  4. xáyfaat vaa káan ithárishrih ahup'ásip súrukam.
    Don't put it underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  5. xás pa'áraar poo'îinhiti víriva musúrukam kun'írunaatih.
    And the people traveled behind where the falls were.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  6. xás upíip pirishkâarim, " á' nutákarariheesh, súrukam aah nikyâavish papupasupíichvahaak."
    Then Grizzly Bear said, "I'll hang you up, I'll make a fire under you if you don't tell."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  7. víriva kumasuruk pa'ávansa upêethruprav.
    There she took the man out from underneath it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  8. xás súrukam u'arihrûuprihva.
    And she ducked underneath them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  9. xás vaa payíkihar musúrukam tóo thríish.
    Then he set them down underneath the sick person.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  10. túuyship uvêehrimva, xás utíshraamhitih musúrukam.
    Mountains are standing, and a valley is below them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text