"Chipewyan" meaning in English

See Chipewyan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃɪp.əˈwaɪ.ən/
Etymology: From Plains Cree ᒌᐘᔮᐣ (Cīpwayān, “pointed skin”), from ᒌᐚᐤ (cīpwāw, “to be pointed”) + ᐘᔮᐣ (wayān, “skin, hide”) — a reference to the cut and style of Chipewyan parkas. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|crk|ᒌᐘᔮᐣ||pointed skin|tr=Cīpwayān}} Plains Cree ᒌᐘᔮᐣ (Cīpwayān, “pointed skin”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chipewyan
  1. The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Dene, Dene Suline, Denesuline, Denésoliné Related terms: Chippewa Translations (language): ᑌᓀᓱᒼᕄᓀ (Chipewyan), Dëne Sųłiné (Chipewyan), chipewyan (Galician), чипевиа́н (čipevián) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Chipewyan-en-name-4h4xmQ1L Disambiguation of Languages: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chippewyan

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɪp.əˈwaɪ.ən/ Forms: Chipewyans [plural], Chipewyan [plural]
Etymology: From Plains Cree ᒌᐘᔮᐣ (Cīpwayān, “pointed skin”), from ᒌᐚᐤ (cīpwāw, “to be pointed”) + ᐘᔮᐣ (wayān, “skin, hide”) — a reference to the cut and style of Chipewyan parkas. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|crk|ᒌᐘᔮᐣ||pointed skin|tr=Cīpwayān}} Plains Cree ᒌᐘᔮᐣ (Cīpwayān, “pointed skin”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Chipewyan}} Chipewyan (plural Chipewyans or Chipewyan)
  1. A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan. Categories (place): Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Chipewyan-en-noun-W~9064Uf Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chipewyan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Chipewyan translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chippewyan

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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