English Explanatory Dictionary

Comanche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.
  2. A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
  3. A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Comanche people, culture, or language.
name
  1. The nation of these people.
  2. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A township in Barton County, Kansas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
  6. A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
  7. A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Texas.
  8. A locality and municipality in Pacajes province, La Paz department, Bolivia.

Pronunciation

/kəˈmænt͡ʃi/

Word forms

Comanche Comanches

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

Numunuu

Derived words

Comanche County Comanche stitch Comanchean

Translations

Catalan: comanxe Comanche: Nʉmʉnʉʉ Czech: Komanč German: Komantsche Navajo: Naałání Omaha-Ponca: Pádoⁿka Portuguese: comanche Spanish: comanche Unami: Patuhka
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