Wakanda

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From a Native American language; most likely borrowed from Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage Wakanda. ==== Alternative forms ==== Waconda, Wakonda, Wauconda Wakan Tanka (Lakota) ==== Proper noun ==== Wakanda (religion, mythology) The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America. Near-synonym: Wakan Tanka (in Lakota spirituality) === Etymology 2 === Humorous misspelling becoming a nickname, blending the spelling for the fictional country from the Marvel Comics with the Native American terms. ==== Proper noun ==== Wakanda (humorous) Nickname for Waconda, Wakonda, and Wauconda: a number of places in the United States. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English Wakanda, a fictional country in Marvel Comics. It is unclear why the term is used by Indonesians as a derogatory term to refer their own country; most likely the term serves as algospeak to avoid censorship and a sarcastic remark that any appalling situation would only exist in a fictional country. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /waˈkanda/ [waˈkan.da] Rhymes: -anda Syllabification: Wa‧kan‧da === Proper noun === Wakanda (derogatory, humorous, Internet slang) nickname for Indonesia: a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia Synonym: Konoha