gichi-mookomaan

Ojibwe

Etymology

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

Noun

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

gichi-mookomaan-aki

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary (http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu)

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