Ararahih'urípih
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táchak to clip, to cut (with scissors)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5547 | revised Dec 20 2015

táchak • V • to clip, to cut (with scissors)

Derivation:  ta-chak
ta-closing.up

Derivatives (6)
iptáchak "to give a haircut"
iptachákaan "barber"
iptachakanhíram "barber shop"
táchakar "scissors"
táchaksur "to clip off"
tachakúniihvar "round bone or stick used in combing hair, with aptírih beneath and tachakúniihvar on top"

Source: WB 1265, p.381

  • panani'ífunih íp neeptáchakti. He was giving me a haircut. [Reference: KV]