gichi-manidoo-giizis

== Ojibwe == === Etymology === From gichi- (“big, great”) +‎ manidoo (“spirit, manitou”) +‎ giizis (“month, moon, sun”). Analogous to manidoo-giizisoons (“December”, literally “little spirit moon”) === Noun === gichi-manidoo-giizis anim January Synonyms: (BL) aabita-bibooni-giizis, manidoo-giizis ==== See also ==== === References === Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “gichi-manidoo-giizis”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota