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xéechich soft
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6887 | revised Feb 04 2016
xéechich • ADJ • soft
Derivative (1)
xeechíchnihich "soft place (dimin.)"
Source: WB 1619, p.398
- vaa kumá'ii paxéechich payváheem. That's why it is so soft there now. [Reference: Obsidian Blade-Making Place 015]
- xéechich pa'iish. The meat is tender. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 345]
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áfeer tá kunvítrip,
vaa uum pukúkuum píiftihara,
pávaa kun'îinishtihaak,
payúux uxéetchichhitih.
Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text