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)
- white man
- American, Virginian
gichi-mookomaan (syllabics ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanan)
- butcher knife, large knife
- saber, long knife
Derived terms
- gichi-mookomaan-aki
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary (http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu)