Ararahih'urípih
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xuuskúnish smooth

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6978 | revised Feb 09 2016

xuuskúnish • ADJ • smooth

Derivation:  xuus-kúnish
smooth-like

Source: WB 1640, p.399

Note: Pronounced with single -n-. Equiv. to xuus. Plural xuuskúnishas (JPH "Grammar" 115), dimin. xuuskúnishich (JPH "Grammar" 134).

  • vaa kumá'ii paxuskunishmúrax pamúmyaat. That's why his fur is nothing but slick. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 191]
  • káakum xuuskúnishas káru káakum xíkihsha poohraam. Some pipes are smooth and some are rough. [Reference: TK 169.2]

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  1. pirishyâamachas, xútnahichas, tinihyâachas, ipaníchihsha, tíimxuuskunishas.
    They are nice leaves, thin [sheetlike], not very wide, sharp pointed, smooth-edged.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text