mashkikiwaaboo

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maškihkyiwaᐧpowi (“herbal infusion”). Compound of mashkikiw- (“grass, herb, medicine”) +‎ -aaboo (“liquid”). Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᐊᐧᐱᕀ (maskihkiaypiy, “medicine water, potion, tea”), Fox mashishkiwâpowi (“tea”), Menominee maskīhkiwapoh (“tea”).

Noun

mashkikiwaaboo (plural mashkikiwaaboon)

  1. medicine (in liquid form)
  2. tonic

Derived terms
  • mashkiki
  • mashkikiwaabookaw
  • mashkikiwaabooke
  • waaboo
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