Ararahih'urípih
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xíit green, unripe

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6893 | revised Feb 04 2016

xíit • ADJ • green, unripe

Derivatives (4)
irámxiit "young berry bush"
kuríthxiit "plant sp., perh. angelica"
unúhxiitich "baseball"
xíit-ha "to put out young leaves"

Source: WB 1625, p.398; TK 52.38

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  1. nanittáat mít upôovôo?ihat, pafâat vúrava úuxhaak: " iheeraháxiit kyúnish kyóo uux."
    My mother used to say when anything tasted bad: "It tastes as bad as green tobacco."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text

  2. xíit
    tender, young green leaf of plants, when they first come up
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

  3. iheerahaxíit
    tobacco leaves
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

  4. xíitha
    to put forth leaves
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text