Ararahih'urípih
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yuxtháran abalone (animal, or shell, or ornament made from shell)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7263 | revised Feb 21 2016

yuxtháran • N • abalone (animal, or shell, or ornament made from shell)

Derivatives (3)
yuxchánanich "small pendant made of abalone shell"
yuxtharánkaam "an entire abalone shell used as pendant"
yuxtharanpírish "water lily"

Source: WB 1706, p.403; TK xxxi.32 JPH ani 06:755, mat 07:420, 15:771

Note: Dimin. is yuxchánanich.

  • hínupa uum yuxtharan'asiktávaan xás toohrôohaha. He married Abalone Woman. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 078]
  • yuxtháran, vaa páy kôok kumayuxtháran payáfusak ukrixavkôohiti. Abalone pendants of the kind that are hung on women's dresses. [Reference: TK xxxi.34]

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  1. axyúus ukyâarahiti káru yuxtháran káru sápruuk ukyâarahitih.
    It was made with digger-pine nuts and abalone shell and it was made with olivella shells.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  2. yuxtháran uum tûupichas utapakpákahitih.
    The abalone shell was chopped up small.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text