Ararahih'urípih
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axváhahar / axvahahara- pitchy (full of pitch)

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lexicon ID #983 | revised Oct 31 2014

axváhahar / axvahahara- • ADJ • pitchy (full of pitch)

Derivation:  axváha-ar
pitch-having

Source: WB 241.1, p. 328

Note: The contraction axvâahar(a) means 'pitch-wood, candle'.

  • kúna vúra patapas'ihêeraha uum kúnish axváhahar. But the real tobacco is sort of pitchy. [Reference: TK 47.18]