Comanche.
A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.
Meaning & usage
A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.
A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.
Where this word comes from
Probably borrowed from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).
Of or pertaining to the Comanche people, culture, or language.
Where this word comes from
Probably borrowed from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).
The nation of these people.
The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.
A place in the United States: A township in Barton County, Kansas.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
A place in the United States: A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Texas.
A locality and municipality in Pacajes province, La Paz department, Bolivia.
Where this word comes from
Probably borrowed from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).
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