SKEȽKEȽ

Saanich

Etymology

From S- (nominalizing prefix) + reduplication of *KEȽ, as a characteristic form.

Noun

SKEȽKEȽ (Americanist spelling sq̕ə́ɬq̕əɬ)

  1. muskrat, musquash (Ondatra zibethicus)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 504
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