minikwewin

Ojibwe

Etymology

Equivalent to minikwe (“s/he drinks”) +‎ -win (“inanimate-instrumental-noun-forming suffix”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Was this inherited?”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪnɪkʰweːwɪn/

Noun

minikwewin inan

  1. something to drink, a drink, a beverage
    Wegonen minikwewin eyaayan. Nitii na, nibi na, maagizhaa gaapii.
    What drinks do you have? Tea? Water? Or maybe coffee?
  2. drinking/potable alcohol
    Boonitoon apane nebaajiikaman minikwewinish.
    Why don't you quit that alcohol you're abusing all the time?

References

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