Etymology

Bde Maka Ska

Today it means: A lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota; more commonly known by its former official name, Lake Calhoun. Full definition →

Dakota Bdé Makhá Ská
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The story

  1. Dakota · borrowed fromBdé Makhá Ská“Lake White Earth”
  2. English todayBde Maka Ska

Borrowed from Dakota Bdé Makhá Ská (“Lake White Earth”); see bdé, makhá, and ská.

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