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 inan (plural mashkikiwan, locative mashkikiing, diminutive mashkikiins)

1. medicine, drug

Derived terms

• mashkikiikaw
• mashkikiikaadan
• mashkikiikaagen
• mashkikiikaazh
• mashkikiike
• mashkikiiwan
• mashkikiiwi
• mashkikiiwinini (“doctor”)
• omashkikiimi

compounds

• dewaabide-mashkiki
• maji-mashkiki
• nibewi-mashkiki (“sleeping medicine”)
• omigii-mashkiki
• ozosodamoo-mashkiki

References

• Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “mashkiki”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎^[1], University of Minnesota