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SȾISTEN
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Saanich
Alternative forms
male deer str SȾÁSTEN ȾISTEN
Etymology
From str S-<pos:nominalizing prefix> ȾISEN<t:nail><pos:str <alt:*ȾIS> -EN<pos:instrumental suffix> 1>. The sense of ‘male deer’ is through metonymy from its prominent antlers.
Noun
noun 1
str anatomy antler, horn especially of deer
str EWÁ¸ E Ȼ EN¸ SSȺ¸SI¸ E TŦE SȾISTEN E TŦE SMÍEŦ? Aren’t you scared of the deer’s antlers?
male deer; buck
str HO¸PET<qq:archaic> SMÍEŦ
Related terms
str ȾISEN<t:nail>
References
573–4 +
str Animal body parts Cervids Male animals