2012年12月27日 星期四

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: Appendix:English terms of Native North American origin

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Appendix:English terms of Native North American origin
Dec 27th 2012, 08:38

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* [[totem]] — "clan (defined in reference to a natural object or creature, which serves as its emblem)", "that object or creature, or a representative thereof" — {{oj}} {{term|odoodeman||clan|lang=oj}}
 
* [[totem]] — "clan (defined in reference to a natural object or creature, which serves as its emblem)", "that object or creature, or a representative thereof" — {{oj}} {{term|odoodeman||clan|lang=oj}}
 
* [[watap]] — "spruce root split lengthwise into strips" — {{oj}} {{term|wadab||spruce root|lang=oj}}
 
* [[watap]] — "spruce root split lengthwise into strips" — {{oj}} {{term|wadab||spruce root|lang=oj}}
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* [[medicine man]] — "(Native American) shamanistic healer" — calque of {{oj}} {{term|mashkikiiwinini||doctor}}, from {{term|mashkiki||medicine}} + {{term|inini||man}}
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* [[firewater]] — "whiskey" — calque of {{oj}} {{term|ishkodewaaboo||alcohol}}, from {{term|ishkode||fire}} + {{term|aaboo||liquid", glossed in older works as "water}}
   
 
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