Ararahih'urípih
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thúkinha a tattoo

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6016 | revised Jan 29 2016

thúkinha • N • a tattoo

Derivation:  thúkinha-a  (= thúkin-ha-a)
tattoo-DEVERB  (= bile-DENOM-DEVERB)

Derivatives (2)
achvivthúkinha "woodpecker tattoo, i.e. one which is red like the woodpecker scalp"
xuripathúkinha "double line tattoo"

  • muthúkinha his tattoo (referring to the red feathers underneath the mouth of the iktakatáktihan woodpecker). [Reference: JPH mat 07:281-2]
  • xás vaa takuniyvúruk pathúkinhak. And they rub it on the tattoo. [Reference: WB T87.5]

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  1. xás amyiv káru athkúrit ta kuníyshar, xás vaa tá kuniyvúruk pathúkinhak.
    Then they mixed soot and grease, and they rubbed it on the tattoo.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text