ɫax̌iləlus

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Pronunciation

/ɫáx̌iləlus/

Definitions in pastəducid (English)

  1. Clinton, Washington
  2. (literally) evening star

Breakdown of word

  • ɫax̌ ("night, dark, darkness") + il (suffix, "become, begin") + əlus (suffix, "eye, color")

1994, Dawn Bates, Thom Hess and Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Dictionary, ISBN 0-295-97323-4, University of Washington Press, p. 143.