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asa'uy'íkhuraa ridge leading up the hill, along which the spirits of the dead pass upon leaving this world
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #737 | revised Oct 07 2014
asa'uy'íkhuraa • N • ridge leading up the hill, along which the spirits of the dead pass upon leaving this world
| Derivation: | asá'uuy íkuraa | (= as uuy íku-raa) |
| placename be.pointed.up | (= rock hill point.(in.direction)-here) |
Source: WB 146.11.1, p.322
See íkuraa 'to be headed uphill'