Ararahih'urípih
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thivnur / thivnúru- (fire, water) to roar, to thunder

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5963 | revised Jan 29 2016

thivnur / thivnúru- V • (fire, water) to roar, to thunder

Derivative (1)
thivnurukúrih "(water) to roar"

Source: WB 1457, p.389

  • tuthítiv poothivnúruti, vaa ukupathitívahiti, kúnish upíti huhuhuhuhuhu. He heard it roaring, that's the way he heard it, it sort of went huhuhuhuhuhu. [Reference: WB T4.47]
  • tishravará'iivreer yanéekva pamu'îin uthivnúruti. On Etna Mountain he heard the falls roaring. [Reference: WB 26.5]


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  1. tuthítiv poothivnúrutih.
    He heard it thundering.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  2. tishravará'iivreer yanéekva pamu'îin uthivnúrutih.
    On Etna Mountain he heard his falls thundering (at Katimin).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text
  3. puthivnúrutihara pamu'íin.
    His falls weren't thundering.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text