madoodoowinini

Ojibwe

Etymology

From madoodoo (“s/he takes a sweat bath”) +‎ -wininiw (“man; person”), referencing the Finnish tradition of saunaing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʌˌdoːˈdoːˌwɪ.nɪˌnɪ/

Noun

madoodoowinini (plural madoodoowininiwag)

1. A Finn

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/madoodoowinini-na