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