minikwewin

Ojibwe

Etymology

Equivalent to minikwe (“s/he drinks”) +‎ -win (“inanimate-instrumental-noun-forming suffix”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Was this inherited?”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪnɪkʰweːwɪn/

Noun

minikwewin inan

something to drink, a drink, a beverage
Wegonen minikwewin eyaayan. Nitii na, nibi na, maagizhaa gaapii.
What drinks do you have? Tea? Water? Or maybe coffee?
drinking/potable alcohol
Boonitoon apane nebaajiikaman minikwewinish.
Why don't you quit that alcohol you're abusing all the time?

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/minikwewin-ni