"gichi-mookomaan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ojibwe]

IPA: /ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃʰɪˈmoː.kʰoˌmɑːn/ Forms: syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ [Canadian], gichi-mookomaanag [plural], syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ [Canadian], gichi-mookomaanan [plural]
Etymology: From gichi- (“big, great”) + mookomaan (“knife”). Usage for people derives from American soldiers' use of bayonets. Etymology templates: {{af|oj|gichi-|mookomaan|t1=big, great|t2=knife}} gichi- (“big, great”) + mookomaan (“knife”) Head templates: {{oj-noun|l|ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ|g=an|pl=gichi-mookomaanag}} gichi-mookomaan anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ, plural gichi-mookomaanag), {{oj-noun|l|ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ|g=in|pl=gichi-mookomaanan}} gichi-mookomaan inan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑭᐦᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ, plural gichi-mookomaanan)
  1. a white person Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-gichi-mookomaan-oj-noun-Oz0B0yMN Categories (other): Ojibwe terms prefixed with gichi- Disambiguation of Ojibwe terms prefixed with gichi-: 38 7 30 25
  2. an American Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-gichi-mookomaan-oj-noun-rKZqsLb9
  3. a butcher knife, a machete, a large knife Tags: inanimate
    Sense id: en-gichi-mookomaan-oj-noun-E809NyLx Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Weapons Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header: 16 2 77 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 1 86 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 2 86 5 Disambiguation of Weapons: 15 3 70 12
  4. a saber, a long knife Tags: inanimate
    Sense id: en-gichi-mookomaan-oj-noun-GDNrFoNm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gichi-mookomaan-aki (english: The United States of America), gichi-mookomaanimowin (english: American English), gichi-mookomaanimo (english: S/he speaks American English)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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    }
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    }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃʰɪˈmoː.kʰoˌmɑːn/"
    }
  ],
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    "Ojibwe nouns",
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    },
    {
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      "translation": "S/he speaks American English",
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        "calque",
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    }
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      "head_nr": 1,
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      ]
    },
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    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "machete",
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          "saber",
          "saber"
        ],
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃʰɪˈmoː.kʰoˌmɑːn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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