Comanche

== English == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmænt͡ʃi/ === Noun === Comanche (plural Comanches or Comanche) A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma. Synonym: (plural) Numunuu (plural only "Comanches") A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche. (plural only "Comanches") A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Comanche (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the Comanche people, culture, or language. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Comanche The nation of these people. (Can we add an example for this sense?) The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone. A place in the United States: A township in Barton County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana. A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma. A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Texas. A locality and municipality in Pacajes province, La Paz department, Bolivia. ==== Derived terms ==== Comanche County Comanche stitch Comanchean ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Ethnologue entry for Comanche, com ⁠ === Anagrams === coachmen == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈmantʃə/ === Noun === Comanche m (weak, genitive Comanchen, plural Comanchen, feminine Comanchin) (ethnology, sciences) alternative spelling of Komantsche ==== Declension ====