- tomahawk
- tomahawk (n.) 1610s, tamahaac, from Algonquian (probably Powhatan) tamahack "what is used in cutting," from tamaham "he cuts." Cognate with Mohegan tummahegan, Delaware tamoihecan, Micmac tumeegun.
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Tomahawk — puede referirse a: El misil BGM 109 Tomahawk. El avión biplaza de entrenamiento PA 38 Tomahawk. La banda de música Tomahawk. El hacha india tomahawk. Apache MyFaces Tomahawk framework para aplicaciones web en Java EE. La ciudad de Tomahawk, en… … Wikipedia Español
Tomahawk — Sm Kriegsbeil per. Wortschatz exot. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. tomahawk, dieses aus der nordamerikanischen Indianersprache Algonkin tomahak. Ebenso nndl. tomahawk, ne. tomahawk, nfrz. tomahawk, nschw. tomahawk, nnorw. tomahawk. ✎… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
tomahawk — s.n. Armă de luptă (în formă de măciucă, apoi de topor) folosită de indienii din America. [pr.: tómăhoc] – cuv. engl. Trimis de LauraGellner, 28.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 TOMAHAWK [pr.: tómăhauc] n. Secure mică (de piatră şlefuită sau de fier)… … Dicționar Român
Tomahawk — Tomahawk, WI U.S. city in Wisconsin Population (2000): 3770 Housing Units (2000): 1696 Land area (2000): 7.438294 sq. miles (19.265092 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.399116 sq. miles (3.623694 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.837410 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Tomahawk, WI — U.S. city in Wisconsin Population (2000): 3770 Housing Units (2000): 1696 Land area (2000): 7.438294 sq. miles (19.265092 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.399116 sq. miles (3.623694 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.837410 sq. miles (22.888786 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
tomahawk — ☆ tomahawk [täm′ə hôk΄ ] n. [Virginia (Algonquian) tamahaac, lit., tool for cutting off] a light ax, typically having a stone or bone head, used by North American Indians as a tool and a weapon vt. to hit, cut, or kill with a tomahawk bury the… … English World dictionary
Tomahawk — Tom a*hawk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tomahawked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tomahawking}.] To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tomahawk — ► NOUN 1) a light axe formerly used as a tool or weapon by American Indians. 2) Austral./NZ a hatchet. ► VERB ▪ strike or cut with a tomahawk. ORIGIN from an Algonquian language … English terms dictionary
Tomahawk — Tom a*hawk, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan.] A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tomahawk — Tomahawk, die Streitaxt der nordamerikanischen Indianer; an einem langen Stiel ist ein dicker Knopf befestigt, an welchem eine seitwärts gehende kleinere u. eine vorwärts gehende längere Spitze herausragt; er wird mit allerlei Zierrath, als… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Tomahawk — (spr. haok), die Streitaxt der nordamerikan. Indianer (s. Tafel »Indianische Kultur I«, Fig. 7), daher den T. (das Symbol des Krieges) begraben, soviel wie Frieden halten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
