Ararahih'urípih
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úux to be bitter

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6350 | revised Nov 11 2005

úux • V • to be bitter

Derivative (1)
úxrupaa "a plant, the corn lily or skunk-cabbage"

Note: It's unusual for a verb to have the same shape as an adj. or noun (úux 1), without suffixes in either form.

  • too'úux, u'úuxti. It's bitter. [Reference: VS via JF]
  • vaa tákunpiip fâat vúrava pa'úuxhaak, úux, ihêeraha kóo 'u'uux. They say that when anything tastes bad, "It's bitter, it's as bitter as tobacco." [Reference: TK 49.18]