Tonganoxie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami Tànkinakwsi (given name), from tànkinakwsi anim (“to look short, to seem small”), from tànk- (“short, small”) +‎ -inakwsi (“to look like”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonganoxie

  1. A city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

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