manoomin

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe manoomin, from Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina. Doublet of mnomen, which is from Potawatomi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʌˈnuːmɪn/, /mʌˈnoʊ̯mɪn/, /məˈnuːmɪn/, /məˈnoʊ̯mɪn/

Noun

manoomin (uncountable)

  1. wild rice, usually northern wild rice (Zizania palustris)

Ojibwe

Manoomin (wild rice) picking

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina, containing the suffix -min (“berry or berry-like object”). Not related to common preverb mino- (“good”).

Pronunciation

Noun

manoomin inan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᒪᓅᒥᓐ, locative manoomining)

  1. wild rice (Zizania, especially Zizania palustris)

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