EMETÁU¸TW̱

Saanich

Etymology

From EMET (“to sit”) +‎ -ÁU¸TW̱ (“house”), literally “sitting house”.

Noun

EMETÁU¸TW̱ (Americanist spelling ʔəmətéw̕txʷ)

  1. toilet, bathroom, WC (room for urination and defecation)
  2. (specifically) toilet, lavatory (fixture used for such)
  3. restroom, washroom (public room containing a toilet)
  4. (by extension) outbuilding, outhouse, latrine (outdoor toilet)
  • ŚWI¸ÁLE (“chamber pot”)
  • ŚW̱SO¸QEṈ¸ (“bathtub”)

See also

  • ḰEȾ (“poop (colloquial)”), ₭EȾIȻES (“feces”), ₭EȾIȻESEṈ (“to defecate”)
  • ŚIWE¸ (“to urinate, urine”), ŚEŚIU¸E¸ (“urination”)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 148
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