mázaska-thípi

Lakota

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mázaska (“money”) +‎ thípi (“house”), literally “money house”.

Noun

mázaska-thípi

  1. bank (financial institution)

References

  • Jan Ullrich, editor, compiled by Ben Black Bear Jr. and Richard Two Dogs (2023), “mázaska-thípi”, in New Lakota Dictionary App‎[1] (electronic app), Kyle, SD: Lakota Language Commission, via LLC Bookstore
  • Jan Ullrich, editor (2011) [2008], New Lakota Dictionary, 2nd edition, Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Commission, page 367
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.