HÁUT

See also: haut, Haut, and häut

Saanich

Etymology

Sense of “computer mouse” is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Noun

HÁUT (Americanist spelling héwt)

  1. rat (any rodent from the Rattus genus)
    ĆETSET TŦE HÁUT.
    The rat squeezed through.
    Synonym: QÁDEN¸
  2. bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
  3. (figuratively, derogatory) rat, scoundrel (despicable or betraying person)
    IŚ, TU¸ HÁUT WO¸!
    Wow, he seemed like a rat!
  4. (computing) mouse (device)

See also

  • SI¸QET (“field mouse”)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 173
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