mashkiki

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maškihkyiwi (“grass, herb, medicine”). Cognate with Menominee maskīhkiw (“medicine”), Fox mashishki (“herb”), Cree ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᕀ (maskihkiy, “herb, medicine”).

Noun

mashkiki (plural mashkikiwan, locative mashkikiing)

1. medicine, drug

Derived terms

• mashkikiins
• mashkikiiwinini