Ararahih'urípih
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axaychákish / axaychákishrih- to grab, seize, catch

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #896 | revised Oct 31 2014

axaychákish / axaychákishrih- • V • to grab, seize, catch

Derivation:  áxay-chak-ish
take.away-closing.up-down

Derivatives (4)
axaychakishríhan "police officer"
axaychakishríhkir "handle, as of a seed-beater"
axaychakishríhraam "jail"
axaychakishríhram "hand hole of a maul, "

Source: WB 221.1, p.327

  • kun'axaychakíshrihti. They 'hold hands', i.e. hold each other at beginning of shinny game (perh. shd be -íshriihti WB). [Reference: JPH mat 07:265]
  • kári xás axvâak ni'axaychákish, xás pûuvishak nithaanámnih. And then I grabbed it by the head, and I put it in a bag. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 009]

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  1. kári xás axvâak ni'axaychákish xás pûuvishak nisaanámnih.
    Then I grabbed him by the head and shoved him into a sack.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. Uxútih, " Neexaychákisheesh paxanchíifich."
    He (the boy) is thinking, "I'll catch the frog."
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  3. Uxútih, " Neexaychákish paxanchíifich."
    He's thinking, "I'll catch the frog."
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  4. Pa'avansáxiich uxútih, " Neexaychákisheesh paxanchíifich."
    The boy is thinking, "I'll catch the frog."
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  5. Púya if vúra uum kâarim xás pamuchíshiih xás tuxaychákish.
    Oh my, its really bad, he's caught his dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  6. víri vaa nixútih, ' kíri ni'axaychákish.'"
    I am thinking, 'Let me catch him!'"
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  7. pamukúntiik ishvít kóo aas kun'áakkurihtih, pakun'axaychákishrihtih.
    They put their hands halfway into the water, when they took hold of (the gunwales).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  8. kári xás u'axaychákish, pamupáthraam u'axaychákish.
    And he grabbed her, he grabbed her hair-club.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text