ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ

Cherokee

Etymology

From ᎧᎹᎹ (kamama, “butterfly”) + ᎤᏔᎾ (utana, “big”). From observation of flapping ears as similar to butterfly wings.[1]

Noun

ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ • (kamama utana)

  1. elephant

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ellison, George (16 May 2007) “Cherokee language and zoology”, in Smoky Mountain News‎[1]
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