Chaubunagungamaug

English Lake + Alternative forms en Lake Chabunagungamaug Etymology From a Nipmuck (en xlo -) word, translated by Ives Goddard as "fishing place at the boundary" or "lake divided by islands".Ives Goddard, Untitled review of Trumbull (1974), in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 43, no. 2 (April, 1977), pp. 157–159Ives Goddard, "Time to Retire an Indian Place-Name Hoax", The New York Times (September 29, 1990) Chaubunagungamaug is the form used by the US government and it occurs in the earliest local records, according to Goddard. In 1921, a local fancifully enlarged the name to Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.Pam Belluck, What's the Name of That Lake? It's Hard to Say (November 30, 2004) Pronunciation en /tʃɔːˌbʌnəˈɡʌŋɡəˌmɔːɡ/ en Proper noun A small lake east of Webster, Massachusetts. Usage notes This is the name found in the earliest records and is used by the USGS. Some locals prefer fancifully lengthened versions of the name. Synonyms Lake Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg Lake Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaug Lake Chargoggaggoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaug Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaug en Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Lake Chargoggagogmanchaugagogchaubunagungamaug Lake Chaugogagogmanchaugagogchaubunagungamaug Lake Webster, Webster Lake Translations lake French: fr Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Japanese: ja チャーゴグガゴグマンチャウグガゴグチャウバナガンガマウグ Chāgogugagogumanchaugugagoguchaubanagangamaugu Russian: ru Чаубу́нагу̀нгама́уг m, ru Чарго́ггаго́ггманча̀уггаго́ггчаубу́нагу̀нгама́угг m References Wikipedia USGS en Lakes