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STḴȺYE¸
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Saanich
Alternative forms
str STEḴȺYE¸ STḴÁÁYE¸
Etymology
From str S-<pos:nominalizing prefix> <alt:*TḴȺYE¸>. Cognate with clm stqáyuʔ wolf, hur stqóye wolf and squ stḵáya7 wolf.
Noun
noun 1
wolf, grey wolf (Canis lupus species)
str Ȼ SŚTEṈS YÁ¸ I¸ IȽEN TW̱ E STḴȺYE¸. He ate and became a wolf.
Derived terms
str STḴȺYE¸ÁU¸TW̱<t:lupicarium (wolf den)> STELḴȺYE¸<t:wolfpack> TḴȺYESTW̱<t:to perform lycanthropy, to turn someone into a wolf>
References
565–6 +
str Wolves