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SPELḰIȾE¸
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Saanich
Alternative forms
ghost str SPELḰIȾÁ¸
Etymology
From str S-<pos:nominalizing prefix> <alt:*PELḰ><t:ghost> -IȾE¸<t:cloth>, referring to the traditional belief of screech owls being spirits of the dead.
Noun
noun 2
screech owl any owl of the genus Megascops genus
str EWÁ¸ E Ȼ EN¸ SSȺ¸SI¸ E TŦE SPELḰIȾE¸? Aren’t you afraid of the screech owl?
str folklore ghost spirit of the dead
str figurative by extension corpse of humans
str SNIYNJ
Derived terms
str SPELḰIȾE¸TEṈ<t:to be spooked (by an owl or ghost)>
See also
str PEL¸PEL¸ḰIȾO¸TEṈ to be haunted
References
550–1 +
str Culture Death Ghosts Owls People Supernatural