Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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unuhyâach circle ; round

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6245 | revised Jan 21 2016

unuhyâach • N • circle ; round

Literally: 'roundish'

Derivation:  úruh-yâach  (= úruh yav-ach)
round-Intensive  (= round good-DIM)

Derivatives (2)
tapith'unuhyâachas "a type of rush"
taprarah'unuhyâachas "a type of rush"

Source: WB G621.20

Note: Plural unuhyâachas 'round ones'.

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  1. unuhyâachhiruva kúma u'árihishrih pananí'iithva víri natakníihshurootih.
    My pack was becoming too round, so it kept rolling off me.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. unúhyaachas pa'uhípih, sú' kúnish árunsasa.
    The tobacco stems are round [in section] and empty inside.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text