gichi-

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

• chi-

Also

• gchi= (syncope)
• ch= (reduction syncope)
• gechi= (initial change)
• gagichi= (reduplication)
• ggich= (reduplication syncope)
• gegichi= (initial change reduplication)
• gegich= (initial change reduplication syncope)

Preverb

gichi- (syllabics ᑭᐦᒋ)

1. big
2. great
3. long
4. very

   Gichi-bagakaasige awe dibiki-giizis aana-aabitawaabikizid.

   The moon is really bright even though it's a half-moon.

Synonyms

• enda-
• mangi-

Derived terms

• gichigami - sea, Lake Superior, one of Great Lakes
• gichi-aniibiish - cabbage
• gichi-gizhizo - he has pneumonia
• gichi-manidoo - great spirit, God
• gichi-miikana - highway, big road
• gichi-mookomaan - (inanimate) butcher knife, large knife, saber, long knife
• gichi-mookomaan - (animate) white man, American
• gichi-noodin - it is very windy
• gichi-oodena - city
• gichi-ziibi - big river, Mississippi River, St. Croix River

See also

• aapiji
• gichiw-
• michaa

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gichi-pv-lex