Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitchie

/ˈnit͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nitchie
IPA
/ˈnit͡ʃi/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Native North American.

Canadian usage; Derogatory

noun

(my) friend

Canadian usage

Etymology

From Ojibwe niijii (“my friend”); its further origin is not entirely clear. Eugene Stillday says it is a short form of niijikiwenh (“my brother, my fellow man”). Also from Cree [Term?].

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnit͡ʃi/
  • British English: /ˈniːtʃiː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nitchies (plural) neechee (alternative) neechie (alternative) neechi (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nitchie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnit͡ʃi/.
What does nitchie mean?
A Native North American.
Where does nitchie come from?
From Ojibwe niijii (“my friend”); its further origin is not entirely clear. Eugene Stillday says it is a short form of niijikiwenh (“my brother, my fellow man”). Also from Cree [Term?].

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