Meanings
- Synonym of Okanagan (Salish language)
Originally, Penticton was named Phthauntac by the Okanagan/Syilx which translates to the "ideal meeting place.” It was then named Penticton, meaning "place to stay forever” or, officially, "a place where people live year-round" in n̓səl̓xcin̓ or nsyilxcn.
2021, “Touring the Central/South Okanagan”, in Okanagan Valley Vagabonds1 more example
They have worked with their consultant to learn the words they speak here in the n̓səl̓xcin̓ language, the language of the Okanagan Nation, said dramaturg Tatiana Godfrey. He has studied it for some four years, and he has recorded all of the lines spoken in it, in the play. The actors can listen and learn how to shape the sounds.
2021 October 11, Kate Abbott, “Sisters find new Indigenous dimensions in ‘Kamloopa’”, in BTW BerkshiresSynonyms: Okanagan
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Okanagan (Salish language)
Origin
- Okanagann̓səl̓xcin̓
- Englishn̓səl̓xcin̓
Unadapted borrowing from Okanagan n̓səl̓xcin̓.
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n̓səl̓xcin̓. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%CC%93s%C9%99l%CC%93xcin%CC%93
“n̓səl̓xcin̓.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%CC%93s%C9%99l%CC%93xcin%CC%93. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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