SḴI¸MEQ

Saanich

Alternative forms

  • SḴȺ¸MEQ

Etymology

From S- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ *ḴI¸MEQ.

Noun

SḴI¸MEQ (Americanist spelling sqíʔmək̕ʷ)

  1. octopus (any marine mollusc from the Octopoda family)
    QENETEṈ I¸ ĆEḴ SḴI¸MEQ.
    They looked at it and it was a big octopus.

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), “SḴI¸MEQ”, in SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 516
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