Ararahih'urípih
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upva'amáyav a plant, Gairdner's yampah

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6252 | revised Jan 22 2016

upva'amáyav • N • a plant, Gairdner's yampah Perideridia gairdneri (Schenck and Gifford, no. 161; ITIS).

Literally: 'delicious root-digging'

Derivation:  ûupva-a amáyav  (= ûupva-a av-a yav)
dig.roots-DEVERB good-tasting  (= dig.roots-DEVERB eat-DEVERB good)

Source: WB 1492.1, p.391; JPH ethno ?:???; TK 66.20

  • a'ikrêen uum tishráam usáansipreenik pa'upva'amáyav. Falcon packed in yampah roots from Scott Valley. [Reference: TK 66.20]