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Iktomi

Iktomi proper noun: a spider-trickster spirit in Lakota mythology.

Proper noun

Iktomi

  1. A spider-trickster spirit in Lakota mythology.
    Synonyms:
    Ictinike, Ikto

Synonyms of Iktomi

  • Ictinike
  • Ikto

Forms of Iktomi

alternative formInktomi
alternative formUnktome
alternative formUnktomi

Origin of Iktomi

Borrowed from Lakota iktómi (“spider”).

Questions about Iktomi

What does Iktomi mean?
Iktomi means a spider-trickster spirit in Lakota mythology.
What part of speech is Iktomi?
Iktomi is a proper noun.

Words near Iktomi in the dictionary

  1. ikranites
  2. Ikshvaku
  3. ikt
  4. iktar
  5. iktars
  6. Iktomi
  7. IKTR
  8. iktsuarpok
  9. Ikuko
  10. Ikumi
  11. ikunolite

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