Timbisha

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noun

A member of a Native American tribe of south central California, near the Nevada border.

Similar
Panamint
Originpar tümpisa →
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Meanings

nounTimbisha (plural Timbishas or Timbisha)

plural Timbishas

  1. A member of a Native American tribe of south central California, near the Nevada border.
proper noun
  1. Synonym of Panamint (“language of the Timbisha people”).

    Synonyms: Panamint

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Panamint (“language of the Timbisha people”).

Similar
Panamint
Also see
kosopanamint

Origin

  1. partümpisa“rock paint”
  2. EnglishTimbisha

From Panamint tümpisa (“rock paint”).

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APA

Timbisha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timbisha

MLA

“Timbisha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timbisha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Timbisha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timbisha.

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