Ararahih'urípih
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xâat to rot, to stink

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6736 | revised Jan 26 2016

xâat • V • to rot, to stink

Derivatives (6)
achnatxâat "flying squirrel"
achufxâat "nit"
asvutxâat "red ant, "piss ant""
asxâatak "placename near Orleans"
xâat "rotten, stinking"
yupxâat "mucus from eyes"

Note: Sounds the same as adjective xâat.

  • hâari káakum uxâati pa'úhish. Sometimes the seeds get rotten. [Reference: TK 61.16]

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. vúra káan tuxaatíshriihva.
    It's just turning rotten there.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  2. ayu'âach uxaat.”
    Of course it is rotten.”
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  3. " ayu'âach uxaat ûunuhich tu'íithra."
    “Of course it is rotten, it has been in there a long time.”
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text