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wakíŋyaŋ

[ˈwa.kĩ.jã]

noun

LanguageLakota

Meaning
  1. thunder
  2. thunderbird, thunder-being
  3. thundergod
  4. thunderbird
Examples

Wakíŋyaŋ hí.

The thunderbird is coming.

Pronunciationˈwa.kĩ.jã

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word can refer to natural thunder or the spiritual entity known as the thunderbird.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.