SXENE¸

Saanich

Alternative forms

  • SXEN¸E¸

Noun

SXENE¸ (Americanist spelling sx̣ə́nəʔ) (anatomy)

  1. foot
    Meronyms: SNEXŚEN, SNEW̱EȽŚEN
    SU¸ QÁSSETS TŦE SXENE¸S.
    His feet got warm.
  2. (loosely) lower part of leg
    W̱ITEṈ ₭IṈ TŦE NE MÁN SU¸ ȽȾITEṈS TŦE SXENE¸S.
    My father jumped off the boat and cut its leg.

Derived terms

  • SXENE¸ E TȽ SḰEḰEL¸ (“sunbeam”, literally “leg from the sun”)
  • SXENE¸ÁL¸S (“to go/travel on foot”)
  • XENEŚEN (“sunbeam”)
  • XENEṈEN (“animal footprint”)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), “SXENE¸”, in SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, pages 593–4
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