Ararahih'urípih
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tháantak / tháantaku- to lay (things) on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5849 | revised Dec 29 2015

tháantak / tháantaku- • V • to lay (things) on

Derivation:  thar-tak
put-on.top.of

Derivatives (2)
thaantákish "to lie on top of"
thaantákoo "(thing) to lie on (a surface)"

Note: Cf. thíivtak 'to lay (one object) on'; iphítak 'to set (things) on'.

  • yakún yaas'ára xára umyáahtiheesh, pá'as káan uthaantákahaak. You see, Human will live long if he lays rocks on there. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 273]
  • amkírak tháantaki. Lay them on the table. [Reference: WB files]

Sentence examples (2)

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  1. pa'ápsuun káan utháantakoo pa'ás.
    The snake is lying there on the rock.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. xás ikríhak á' utháantak.
    And he set it up on the fishery.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text