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ávahkam over, on top
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #821 | revised Jun 26 2014
ávahkam • N • over, on top
Literally: 'above-side'
| Derivation: | avah-kam |
| above-side |
Derivatives (10)
asathukin'ávahkam "placename near Orleans"
avahkámvaas "waist (i.e. the upper part) of a dress"
avahkamvárih "towards the top"
avahkamyukúkuh "rubber(s)"
ithivthaneen'ávahkam "on land"
iv'ávahkam "(on the) roof"
páy_nanu'ávahkam "sky"
páy_nanu'ávahkam_áhootihanik "moon"
páy_nanu'ávahkam_veekxavnamíchmiif "name of a mythical personage"
yupatrih'ávahkam "eyebrow"
Source: WB 203.1, p.326; Shivshaneen, 1996, (8.1)
- kári xás kúkuum tívap kúuk tanipíshipma ávahkamkam. Then I run it diagonally across again on top. [Reference: TK 109.28]
- koovúra paxun'ávahkam peemvárammuuk takunpíthxuupva. (The girls) covered all the mush bowls with the plates. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 016]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (12)