fohet

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *buhət.

Noun

fohet

1. squirrel

Derived terms

• cifohetay (“to have squirrel(s)”)
• fohefohetan (“to be full of squirrel(s)”)

Descendants

• → Kavalan: buRut (“flying squirrel”)

See also

• lawal (“flying squirrel”)

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎ (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021