SNEXÁLSES

Saanich

Etymology

From S- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ *NEX +‎ -ÁSIS (“hand”).

Noun

SNEXÁLSES (Americanist spelling snəx̣élsəs)

  1. (anatomy) finger
    Hyponyms: ĆSOLSES, ₭W̱OLEU¸ĆES
    Meronyms: SÁLES, SEN¸ṮOL¸EU¸ĆES
    Coordinate term: SNEXŚEN
  • ŚYÁLEMĆES (“ring (for fingers)”)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), “SNEXÁLSES”, in SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 540
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