Ararahih'urípih
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a'ikrêen peregrine falcon

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lexicon ID #7276 | revised Feb 17 2016

a'ikrêen • N • peregrine falcon

Literally: 'one that lives above'

Derivation:  a' ikrii-aan
above live-Agentive

Note: Dimin. is a'iknêechan.

  • a'ikrêen uum tishráam usáansipreenik pa'upva'amáyav. Peregrine Falcon packed in yampah roots from Scott Valley. [Reference: TK 66.20]
  • xás uum káru ikxaréeyav a'ikrêen. So he also is an ikxaréeyav, Peregrine Falcon. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 226]

See a' 'up' See ikriv 'to live'