Lushootseed edit

Etymology edit

baʔsil +‎ -d

Verb edit

baʔsild

  1. to soak something (transitive form of baʔsil)
    yaw̓ čəxʷ gʷəbaʔsild ʔal qʷuʔ gʷəl diɬ gʷəsaʔɬs kʷi gʷadsuǰəctxʷ tiʔəʔ č̓itulbixʷ ʔi tiʔəʔ dabs
    Only if you soak it in water will it be good to use this mountain grass and this horsetail root.

References edit

  • Dawn Bates, Thom Hess, Vi taqʷšəblu Hilbert (1994) Dawn Bates, editor, Lushootseed Dictionary, University of Washington Press, →ISBN