"wasicu" meaning in Lakota

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Noun

IPA: /waˈʃi.tʃũ/
Etymology: Folk etymology claims that it comes from the Lakota for "he takes the fat", from wašiƞ (cooking fat) + cu, from icu (“to take”). More likely, it comes from an old Lakota word for medicine bundle, referring to the bundles of goods brought by French traders, and originally did not carry the derogatory meaning of the modern word. Compare Dakota wašicuŋ (“white man”). Etymology templates: {{m|lkt|icu|cu}} cu, {{m|lkt|icu||to take}} icu (“to take”), {{cog|dak|wašicuŋ||white man}} Dakota wašicuŋ (“white man”) Head templates: {{head|lkt|noun}} wasicu
  1. white person, Caucasian, white people
    Sense id: en-wasicu-lkt-noun-SHyrEDAH
  2. a non-Indian
    Sense id: en-wasicu-lkt-noun-SviBfQ-R Categories (other): Lakota entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lakota entries with incorrect language header: 17 55 10 18
  3. a native person who has lost their culture and thus become "not native".
    Sense id: en-wasicu-lkt-noun-R0W~BiFv
  4. greedy person, dishonorable person
    Sense id: en-wasicu-lkt-noun-OncQDRTO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: washichu, washicun, wasichu, wasi'chu, wašicun

Download JSON data for wasicu meaning in Lakota (1.8kB)

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  "etymology_text": "Folk etymology claims that it comes from the Lakota for \"he takes the fat\", from wašiƞ (cooking fat) + cu, from icu (“to take”). More likely, it comes from an old Lakota word for medicine bundle, referring to the bundles of goods brought by French traders, and originally did not carry the derogatory meaning of the modern word. Compare Dakota wašicuŋ (“white man”).",
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      "glosses": [
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "greedy person, dishonorable person"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/waˈʃi.tʃũ/"
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      "word": "washicun"
    },
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      "word": "wasichu"
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      "word": "wasi'chu"
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      "word": "wašicun"
    }
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