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vik / vika- weaving work; the "weave" or warp of a basket
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6546 | revised Jan 19 2016
vik / vika- • N • weaving work; the "weave" or warp of a basket
| Derivation: | vik-a |
| weave-DEVERB |
Derivatives (4)
xahávik "spider-web; crocheting"
xahavíkapuh "crocheting"
xahavikeekyâar "crocheting needle"
xahavikeekyávaan "type of caterpillar"
- aráviipux pavik, upitaxyáriihti pavik. When the weave has no three-strand twining at intervals, (the weaver) is swearing at her weave. [Reference: JPH ethno ?:220]
- xás vúra uum vikakêemich, vúra pu'ikvárishtihap. And her weaving was poor, people didn't buy from her. [Reference: WB T59.2]
Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (5)