dechiman
Ojibwe
Etymology
Borrowed from English Dutchman, which originally could be used as a synonym of German, and has sometimes been used as such since.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːt͡ʃʰɪmʌn/
Noun
dechiman anim (Canadian syllabics spelling ᑌᐦᒋᒪᓐ)
- synonym of aanimaa (“a German”)
References
- Dwight H. Kelton (1889) "Indian Names and History of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal"
- Frederic Baraga (1853) "A Dictionary of the Ojibway Language", revised by Albert Lacombe in 1878 and 1880.