Ararahih'urípih
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yumaareekritápkir / yumaareekritapkira- five-finger fern

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lexicon ID #7168 | revised Feb 16 2016

yumaareekritápkir / yumaareekritapkira- • N • five-finger fern

Literally: 'dead-man five-finger-fern'

Derivation:  yumá'ara ikritápkir  (= yuma ára ikritap-kir-a)
dead.person maidenhair.fern  (= yuma person ikritap-Instrumental-DEVERB)

Source: WB 1694.1.5, p.402; JPH pla 06:394

Note: Equiv. to ikritápkir 'maidenhair' (TK 104, fn. 4).

  • kunxúriphahiti sárum xákaan káru panyúrar, káru hâari ikritápkir, hâari yumaareekritápkir. It is patterned with pine roots together with bear lily, or maidenhair, or "deadman's maidenhair." [Reference: TK 104.8]