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asarakávriik táayhitihan a plant, sweet fennel
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lexicon ID #613 | revised Aug 13 2014
asarakávriik táayhitihan • MWU • a plant, sweet fennel Foeniculum vulgare (introduced from Europe; Munz).
Literally: 'that which abounds in rocky places'
| Derivation: | as-ar akav-riik táayha-ti-an | (= as-ar akav-rii-k táay-ha-ti-an) |
| rock-having akav-place be.many-DUR-Participial | (= rock-having akav-place-LOC much-DENOM-DUR-Participial) |
Source: JPH pla 06:547
Note: Perh. equiv. to asarakávriik vaamtáparas, xunyéepriik táayhitihan.
See as 'rock' See -kaam 'big' See -riik 'place' See táayha 'to be many'