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yupthúkirar / yupthukirara- panther, mountain lion
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7199 | revised Feb 17 2016
yupthúkirar / yupthukirara- • N • panther, mountain lion Felis concolor.
Literally: 'having green eyes'
| Derivation: | yúup thúkin-ar |
| eye bile-having |
Derivatives (2)
askanyupthúkirar "legendary animal, identified with the African lion by some speakers"
yupchúkinanach "panther (dimin.)"
Source: WB 1698.11, p.403; JPH ani 06:650
Note: Dimin. is yupchúkinanach. A by-name is ahavishkánvaan 'hunter'.
- yupthúkirar áxak muhrôohas-hanik. Panther had two wives. [Reference: KT 126b.2]
Short recordings (3) | Sentence example (1)