QÁDEN¸

== Saanich == === Etymology === From Proto-Salish *kʼʷatʼan (“mouse”). Cognate with Klallam k'ʷát'ən (“rat”). === Noun === QÁDEN¸ (Americanist spelling k̕ʷét̕ən̕) mouse (any rodent from the Mus genus) Hyponym: SI¸QET rat (any rodent from the Rattus genus) Synonym: HÁUT ==== References ==== Timothy Montler (2018), SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 410