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Odawa (Ottawa) word jidmoonh,
meaning "red squirrel" (cf.
Ojibwe ᐊᒋᑕᒨ
ajidamoo). The
earliest form
cited in the
Oxford English Dictionary is "chipmonk"...
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genus Tamias. The name "chipmunk"
probably comes from the
Ojibwe word ᐊᒋᑕᒨ
ajidamoo (or
possibly ajidamoonh, the same word in the
Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe)...
- (definition)
Originally "chitmunk," from
Odawa jidmoonh /t͡ʃɪtmő/ (c.f.
Ojibwe ajidamoo(nh)), "American red squirrel".
Cisco (definition)
Originally "siscowet...
- Red Leaf,
Singing Elk, Paul
Eagle Star, Bella, Makwa, Ayabe, Wabishkio,
Ajidamoo, Oshiki-inini, Bimibisa, Wakosh,
Hunter NPC Anishinaabe, Cree,
Oneida In...
- word "chipmunk" has its origins,
while the same word in
Ojibwemowin is
ajidamoo. When
contemptive suffix is
added for
terms of endearment, any
other d...
