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APT

Apto-ashte-guru, アプトアシテグル,. n. A rain maker.

Apto-chikap, アプトチカプ,. n. The golden plover. Charadrius fulvus, Gm.

Apto-hauge, アプトハウゲ,. v.i. To gradually cease raining.

Apto-nishoro, アプトニショロ,. n. Rainy skies.

Apto-okake-an, アプトオカケアン,. ph. It has finished raining. Syn: Apto-tui.

Apui-kotoro, アプイコトロ,. n. The inside surface of the ears.

Apun-no-apun-no, アプンノアプンノ,. adv. Very gently. Very softly. Apushke, アプシケ,. v.i. To be torn by an animal.

Aputki, アプツキ,. n. A mat made of rushed used for laying on a floor. Syn: Shok-kara

Ara, アラ,. ''aux. v.'' Imperative form of the verb "to be," used as an auxilliary to other verbs. Syn: Yara As:—Apa shi-ara, “shut the door.”

Ara, アラ,. adj. Open.

Ara, アラ,. adv. Entirely. Quite. Only. Nothing but. As:—Ishirikurantere, ara mim patek, “dear me, it is nothing but fat.”

Ara, アラ,. n. Forceps.

Ara, アラ,. adj. One. One of a pair. Syn: Oara. As:—Ara-shik, “One-eye.”

Ara, アラ,. n. Side. As:—Ar'ita, “the side boards of a boat.”

Ara, アラ,. adj. Late. Slow.

Ara, アラ,. adj. Pretty. Beautiful. As:—Ara chisei, “a beautiful house.”

Ara, アラ,. v.t. To beautify. To ornament. As:—Chisei ara, “to ornament a house.”

Ara-attap-ne, アラアッタプ子,. adv. Empty-handed.