Ararahih'urípih
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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]

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  1. yupthúkirar uxráratih.
    A mountain lion is crying.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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