gichi-mookomaan

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Ojibwe

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Etymology

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gichi- (“big”) +‎ mookomaan (“knife”). Compare Plains Cree kihci-môhkomân-askîhk (“United States of America”).

Noun

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gichi-mookomaan (syllabics ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanag, animate)

  1. white man
  2. American, Virginian

gichi-mookomaan (syllabics ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanan, inanimate)

  1. butcher knife, large knife
  2. saber, long knife

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