gichi-mookomaan
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Ojibwe[edit]
Etymology[edit]
gichi- (“big”) + mookomaan (“knife”). Compare Plains Cree kihci-môhkomân-askîhk (“United States of America”).
Noun[edit]
gichi-mookomaan (syllabics ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanag, animate)
gichi-mookomaan (syllabics ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanan, inanimate)
- butcher knife, large knife
- saber, long knife
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary (http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu)