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Ojibwe
Etymology
From gichi- (“big, great”) + mookomaan (“knife”). Use for people derives from American soldiers using bayonets.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃʰɪˈmoː.kʰoˌmɑːn/
Noun
gichi-mookomaan anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanag)
- a white person
- an American, a Virginian
gichi-mookomaan inan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanan)
- a butcher knife, a machete, a large knife
- a saber, a long knife
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References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary: