"Sauk" meaning in English

See Sauk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Sac [alternative]
Etymology: From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|Saki}} French Saki, {{uder|en|sac|Thâkîwa}} Fox Thâkîwa, {{compound|sac|athâwâwi|neniwa|nocat=1|t1=yellow|t2=man}} athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sauk
  1. A tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Translations (the tribe): Sauk (German), Sac (German), Ozaagiig (Ojibwe), Zaagiig (Ottawa), Sakiyek (Potawatomi)
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  2. The lect (variously considered a language or a member of a group of dialects) spoken by these Native Americans. Translations (the lect): ozaagiimowin (Ojibwe), zaagiimwin (Ottawa)
    Sense id: en-Sauk-en-name-ginQMLi3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ojibwe translations, Terms with Ottawa translations, Terms with Potawatomi translations, Native American tribes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 40 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 37 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Ojibwe translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottawa translations: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Potawatomi translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 35 27 38 Disambiguation of 'the lect': 19 81

Noun

Forms: Sauks [plural], Sauk [plural], Sac [alternative]
Etymology: From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|Saki}} French Saki, {{uder|en|sac|Thâkîwa}} Fox Thâkîwa, {{compound|sac|athâwâwi|neniwa|nocat=1|t1=yellow|t2=man}} athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Sauk}} Sauk (plural Sauks or Sauk)
  1. Any member of this group of Native Americans. Related terms: Fox Translations (member of the group): Ozaagii (Ojibwe), Zaagii (Ottawa)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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