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)

1. white man
2. American, Virginian

gichi-mookomaan (syllabics ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᒧ, plural gichi-mookomaanan, inanimate)

1. butcher knife, large knife
2. saber, long knife

Derived terms

• gichi-mookomaan-aki

References

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