xʷʔiʔx̌ʷaʔəd

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Lushootseed

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Etymology

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Diminutive reduplication of ʔax̌ʷuʔ +‎ -əd

Noun

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xʷʔiʔx̌ʷaʔəd

  1. the small clam basket each person clamming carries with them, which they periodically empty into the xʷʔax̌ʷaʔəd