SÁLES

See also: sales, Sales, and salés

Saanich

Noun

SÁLES (Americanist spelling séləs) (anatomy)

  1. (of humans) hand
    Meronyms: SNEXÁLSES, SEN¸ṮOL¸EU¸ĆES
    SŦEŦI¸MO TŦE NE SÁLES.
    My hand is frozen.
  2. (of animals) paw
    QENET TŦE PUS TŦE SÁLESS.
    Look at the cat's paw.

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), “SÁLES”, in SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, pages 439–40