Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

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tatnákarariv / tatnakarariva- steel trap

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lexicon ID #5749 | revised Dec 28 2015

tatnákarariv / tatnakarariva- • N • steel trap

Literally: 'a pincher, a closer together on'

Derivation:  tatnákarariv-a  (= tatnak-ar-riv-a)
be.trapped-DEVERB  (= be.closed.(of.lock)-INST-at.rest-DEVERB)

Source: JPH mat 07:474-6; JPH mat 790-1