Wakanda
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- Waconda, Wakonda (sense 1)
- Wakan Tanka (sense 1, Lakota)
Etymology 1
[edit]Most likely borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Wakanda, Chiwere Wakanda, Kansa Wakanda, Osage Wakanda.
Proper noun
[edit]Wakanda
- The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, but also Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- Wakan Tanka (Lakota spirituality)
Etymology 2
[edit]Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1966. Most likely influenced by Bantu-language names like Uganda and Rwanda.
Proper noun
[edit]Wakanda
- (science fiction) A fictional wealthy country located somewhere in Africa that is the setting of several Marvel Comics arcs.
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English Wakanda, a fictional country in Marvel Comics. There is no clear reason why this is used by Indonesians as a pejorative to refer their own country, since the correlations are unclear, but it is most likely an algospeak, specifically to avoid censorship.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wakanda
- (derogatory, Internet slang) Indonesia
- Synonym: Konoha
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Omaha-Ponca
- English terms derived from Omaha-Ponca
- English terms borrowed from Chiwere
- English terms derived from Chiwere
- English terms borrowed from Kansa
- English terms derived from Kansa
- English terms borrowed from Osage
- English terms derived from Osage
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Science fiction
- en:Gods
- en:Marvel Comics
- en:Fictional locations
- Indonesian terms borrowed from English
- Indonesian terms derived from English
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- Indonesian derogatory terms
- Indonesian internet slang
- id:Derogatory names for countries
- Indonesian self-deprecatory terms