1. Timbisha - Noun
2. Timbisha - Proper noun
Timbisha (plural Timbishas or Timbisha)
A member of a Native American tribe of south central California, near the Nevada border.
Timbisha
Synonym of Panamint (“language of the Timbisha people”)
One-thousand years ago, the nomadic Timbisha (formerly called Shoshone and also known as Panamint or Koso) moved into the area and hunted game and gathered mesquite beans along with pinyon pine nuts. Source: Internet
The Timbisha name for the valley, tümpisa, means "rock paint" and refers to the red ochre paint that can be made from a type of clay found in the valley. Source: Internet
It was called in the Timbisha language maahunu, whose meaning is uncertain, although it is known that hunu means "canyon". Source: Internet