Comanche

See also: comanche

English

Etymology

Probably from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈmænt͡ʃi/

Noun

Comanche (plural Comanches or Comanche)

1. A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.

   Synonym: (plural) Numunuu

2. (plural only "Comanches") A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
3. (plural only "Comanches") A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.

Translations

member of the Comanche people

• Comanche: Nʉmʉnʉʉ (plural)
• Czech: Komanč (cs) m
• German: Komantsche (de) m (Komanche, Comanche (de))
• Navajo: Naałání (plural)
• Omaha-Ponca: Pádoⁿka
• Portuguese: comanche (pt) m or f
• Russian: ^{(please verify)} кома́нчи (kománči) (plural)
• Spanish: comanche m

Adjective

Comanche (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Comanche people, culture, or language.

Translations

Translations

• French: comanche (fr)
• Spanish: comanche

Proper noun

Comanche

1. The nation of these people. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.
3. An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.
4. A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States.
5. A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

• Comanche County
• Comanchean

Translations

language

• Catalan: comanxe m
• Comanche: nʉmʉ tekwapʉ
• French: comanche (fr) m
• Portuguese: comanche (pt) m
• Russian: кома́нчский (ru) (kománčskij), кома́нче (kománče)
• Spanish: comanche m

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Comanche, com ⁠

Anagrams

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