manoomin

Ojibwe

Manoomin (wild rice) picking

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina. Not related to common preverb mino- (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manoːmɪn/

Noun

manoomin inan (locative manoomining)

1. wild rice

Derived terms

• biisi-manoomin
• manoominaatig

References

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