tomahawk
/ˈtɒməˌhɔːk/TO-muh-hawk
/ˈtɑməˌhɔk/TAH-muh-hawk
Meaninga war-hatchet
Common meaning: a light axe used by Native Americans
- tomahawka war-hatchetSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 648 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Mohegan tumnahegan ‘a war-hatchet’.
Roots
- tumnahegan Mohegan “a war-hatchet”
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