manoomin

English

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

• IPA^(key): /mʌnoːmɪn/

Noun

manoomin inan (Canadian syllabics spelling ᒪᓅᒥᓐ, locative manoomining)

1. wild rice (Zizania, especially Zizania palustris)

Derived terms

• anishinaabe-manoomin
• ashki-manoomin
• biisi-manoomin
• manoominaatig
• manoominaaboo
• manoominike
  • manoominikewin
• waabi-manoomin

References

• The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary / manoomin (ni)