gichi-mookomaan-aki
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Ojibwe[edit]
Etymology[edit]
gichi- (“big”) + mookomaan (“knife, saber”) + aki (“land”). Compare Plains Cree kihci-môhkomân-askîhk (“United States of America”).
Proper noun[edit]
gichi-mookomaan-aki (inanimate noun)
- United States of America
Related terms[edit]
- gichi-mookomaan na, ni
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary (http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu)