QEṮÁU¸TW̱

Saanich

Etymology

From QÁṮ (“to have sex”) +‎ -ÁU¸TW̱ (“house”), literally “sex house”.

Noun

QEṮÁU¸TW̱ (Americanist spelling k̕ʷəƛ̕éw̕txʷ)

  1. brothel, whorehouse (house of prostitution)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 430
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