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tatkunuhpíithvar / tatkunuhpithvara- fisher (mammal)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5744 | revised Dec 28 2015
tatkunuhpíithvar / tatkunuhpithvara- • N • fisher (mammal) Martes pennanti (ITIS).
Literally: 'he that dances around stoop-shouldered'
| Derivation: | tatkunuhpíithva-ar-a | (= tatkun-uh-pith-va-ar-a) |
| go.around.stoop-shouldered-INST-DEVERB | (= tatkun--uh-here.and.there?-PL.ACT-INST-DEVERB) |
Source: WB 1338, p.384; JPH ani 06:911