Ararahih'urípih
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xávish mock orange, "arrowwood"

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6857 | revised Feb 04 2016

xávish • N • mock orange, "arrowwood" Philadelphus lewisii (Schenck and Gifford, no. 105).

Derivatives (9)
xavisharáthuuf "Ike's Gulch, a creek at ameekyáaraam rancheria"
xavish'íkfuutrathunapuh "macaroni (old word)"
xavishíthvar "slender twiglet of xávish, arrowwood"
xávishkunish "orange"
xavishpâasaha "arrowwood armor"
xavíshsuuf "pitch of arrowwood"
xavíshtiim "placename"
xavish'úhraam "simple arrowwood pipe, without a bowl"
xavishxúskaamhar "arrowwood bow"

Source: WB 1613, p.397; TK 135.28; JPH mat ?:778, pla 06:532

  • xavish'úhraam uum vúra puvaaramákaamhara. An arrowwood pipe is not very long. [Reference: TK 158.34]

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  1. xás panunu'ífunih vúra xávish mûuk nupákootih, kíri vâaramas u'if, panunu'ífunih.
    And we whipped our hair with syringa, (thinking), "Let our hair grow long!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  2. tá nukíshap paxávish, máruk ahváraak tá nupíshunva.
    (Then) we tied up the syringa, we hid it in a hollow tree uphill.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text