Ararahih'urípih
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yáthah sharp

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lexicon ID #7044 | revised Feb 11 2016

yáthah • ADJ • sharp

Derivatives (6)
sunyíthih "chinquapin nut"
sunyithíh'aas "chinquapin-nut water"
vishvanyáchahanach "a girls's name"
vishvanyáthahar "a woman's name"
yatháhyav "knife"
sunyithih'ásar "chinquapin nut mush"

Source: WB 1664, p.400

  • vaa kumá'ii peeshvírikan yátha, pávaa uhrôonik pamushvírik. That is why the elbow of a woman is sharp, this way she used her elbow long ago. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 078b]

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  1. xás asayátha mûuk pakunikxúriktih.
    And they made the design with a sharp stone.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text