gichi-mookomaan-aki
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)