gichigami

== Ojibwe == === Etymology === From gichi- (“big, great, large”) +‎ -gam- (“body of water”) +‎ -i (“incorporating”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɪt͡ʃʰɪɡʌmɪ/ === Noun === gichigami inan (plural gichigamiin, locative gichigamiing, diminutive gichigamiins) ocean, sea, large lake (specifically) Lake Superior ==== Descendants ==== English: Gitche Gumee ==== See also ==== zaaga'igan (“lake”) === References === Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “gichigami”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota