mįčhó

See also: micho

Osage

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wąthó (bear, grizzly). Cognate with Lakota matȟó, Dakota mathó, Mandan wątóʔ (bear), Chiwere mąthó (grizzly bear), Winnebago mąčó (grizzly bear), Omaha-Ponca mąčhó (grizzly bear), Kansa mičhó (polar bear), Quapaw mąthó ~ mąčhó (grizzly bear).

Noun

mįčhó

  1. grizzly bear