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avkítuyshur / avikituyshura- cheek
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lexicon ID #851 | revised Oct 31 2014
avkítuyshur / avikituyshura- • N • cheek
| Derivation: | áav kitúuyva-sur | (= áav DUM-va-sur) |
| face cast.out.dirt-off | (= face DUM-PL.ACT-off) |
- yáan vúra u'írahiti avkítuyshurak Her hair is just to her cheekbones. [Reference: JPH mat 07:253]
- axákmahich vúra avkítuyshurak kunparúpkurihva ikxáramkunish. A black dot is put on each cheek of each person. [Reference: TK 229.21]