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thimyúrishrihar / thimyurishrihara- fire-drill, Indian matches; (modern) match
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lexicon ID #5940 | revised Jan 28 2016
thimyúrishrihar / thimyurishrihara- • N • fire-drill, Indian matches; (modern) match
Literally: 'Indian matches'
| Derivation: | thimyúrish-ar-a | (= thimyur-ish-ar-a) |
| make.fire-INST-DEVERB | (= thimyur-down-INST-DEVERB) |
Source: WB 1446.2, p.389
Note: Equiv. to thimyúrishrih 'fire-drill'.
- pa'apxantîich uum vúra hitíhaan thimyúrishrihar kuníhruuvti pakunihêerati. White men always use matches when they smoke. [Reference: TK 184.6]