Lakota edit

Etymology edit

From sičháŋ (thigh) + ǧu (to be burned, scorched). Literally Burned Thighs. They are also known by the French translation brulé (burnt).

Proper noun edit

Sičháŋǧu

  1. the Burned Thigh Lakota, Brulé, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota