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

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