medicine man

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English [edit]

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Medicine man

Etymology [edit]

Probably a calque of Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini (“doctor”), from mashkiki (“medicine”) + inini (“man”).

Noun [edit]

medicine man (plural medicine men)

A Native American shamanistic healer.

Translations [edit]

shamanistic healer

Finnish: poppamies (fi), šamaani (fi)
German: Medizinmann (de) m

Navajo: hataałii
Ojibwe: mashkikiiwinini

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