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

• makade-mashkikiwaaboo

Related terms

• mashkiki
• mashkikiwaabookaw
• mashkikiwaabooke
• waaboo