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láxel

Illustration for láxel - fishing platform

Láxel means ‘fishing platform’.


Pronunciation

Láxel sounds LAA-shyill, except that instead of a sh sound you say the Halq’eméylem soft-x sound (x). You make this sound by gently touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth.


Audio: Elizabeth Phillips


Related words

Láxel comes from the root , which (among other meanings) appears in many words related to the meanings ‘secured, tight, put away’, including:

  • slá, selátight, secured, put away
  • sláletsfirmly planted in the ground

The -xel ending marks words related to the foot (or lower leg), so the meaning is something like ‘secured footing’.


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