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Black Elk

Black Elk proper noun: an Amerindian surname.

Proper noun

Black Elk (plural Black Elks)

  1. (countable) An Amerindian surname.
    1. (countable) A surname from Lakota.

Forms of Black Elk

pluralBlack Elks
alternative formBlack-Elk
alternative formBlackelk

Origin of Black Elk

From black (“color”) + elk (“wapiti”). Calque of any of several indigenous languages of North America: * (Lakota): Calque of Lakota Heȟáka Sápa; from Lakota heȟáka (“elk”) + sápa (“black”).

Questions about Black Elk

What does Black Elk mean?
Black Elk means an Amerindian surname.
What part of speech is Black Elk?
Black Elk is a proper noun.

Words near Black Elk in the dictionary

  1. Black East Indians
  2. black economies
  3. black economy
  4. black elder
  5. black elders
  6. Black Elk
  7. Black English
  8. Black English Vernacular
  9. black ewe
  10. black ewes
  11. black eye

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