gichi-mookomaan-aki

Ojibwe

Etymology

gichi- (“big”) +‎ mookomaan (“knife, saber”) +‎ aki (“land”). Compare Plains Cree kihci-môhkomân-askîhk (“United States of America”).

Proper noun

gichi-mookomaan-aki (inanimate noun)

1. United States of America

Related terms

• gichi-mookomaan na, ni

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary (http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu)