SȽOṈ¸ET

Saanich

Alternative forms

  • SȽO¸ṈET, SȽOṈET

Etymology

From S- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ *ȽOṈ¸ET.

Noun

SȽOṈ¸ET (Americanist spelling sɬáŋ̕ət)

  1. herring (any fish from the Clupea genus)
    ȽEDEMET TŦE SȽOṈ¸ET.
    Rake up the herrings.

Derived terms

  • SȽO¸ȽE¸ṈET (“to fish herring”)
  • ŚȽEṈ¸TÁL¸S (“to jig deep (especially for herring)”)
  • JEM¸EŚ (“herring roe”)
  • S¸OMELE¸ (“bait ball (especially of herring)”)
  • SȽEṈI¸ (“herring stick”)
  • ȽEDEM¸ (“to rake up (especially for herring)”)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), “SȽOṈ¸ET”, in SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 530
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.