ʔay̓waʔsabacəb

Lushootseed

Etymology

ʔay̓ (“change”) +‎ -waʔs (“pair”) +‎ -abac (“body”) +‎ -əb

Verb

ʔay̓waʔsabacəb

1. molt; change body

   gʷəhaw̓əʔ bədiɬ tiʔəʔ tux̌ʷ ƛ̕uɬaw̓t ƛ̕usʔəƛ̕ ʔə tiʔiɬ c̓uqʷəb ʔə tə st̕uʔq̓ʷ ʔay̓waʔsabacəbəs tiʔiɬ

   Indeed it was just these that are new (when) the quills of the feathers when they (the ducks) molt.