S’ehólets means ‘pocket’. Literally it means ‘wrapped up on the bottom’.
Pronunciation
S’ehólets sounds like this: suh-HALL-itts
Audio: Elizabeth Phillips
Structure and related words
S’hólets comes from the base word ehó – wrap up (a verb).
The s– prefix is a noun marker, and the –lets ending marks ‘on the bottom’:
Other words from the same root include:
- ehó:t – wrap (it) up
- s’ehó – wrapped up (general)
- s’i’hó – wrapped up – this version implies ‘wrapped up in stupidity, e.g. S’i’hó ta’ sx̲éyes – ‘Your head is wrapped up (in stupidity)’
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