Maidu

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noun

A member of an indigenous people of northern California, residing in the central Sierra Nevada.

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PujunanPujunan languageMaidu language
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Meanings

nounMaidu (plural Maidus or Maidu)

plural Maidus

  1. A member of an indigenous people of northern California, residing in the central Sierra Nevada.
proper noun
  1. An extinct Maiduan language.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Penutian language spoken by the Maidu

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PujunanPujunan languageMaidu language
Broader
Penutian
Also see
pujunan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. nmumaidüm“man”
  2. EnglishMaidu

Borrowing from Northeast Maidu maidüm (“man”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Maidu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maidu

MLA

“Maidu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maidu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maidu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maidu.

Source: Maidu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.