SNEXŚEN

Saanich

Etymology

From S- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ *NEX +‎ -SEN (“foot”).

Noun

SNEXŚEN (Americanist spelling snə́x̣šən)

  1. (anatomy) toe
    Hyponyms: ĆSOLSEN, ₭W̱OLEU¸ŚEN
    Meronyms: SXENE¸, SNEW̱EȽŚEN, SEN¸ṮOLEU¸ŚEN
    Coordinate term: SNEXÁLSES

Derived terms

  • SEN¸ṮOLEU¸ŚEN (“big toe”)

References

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