mnoomin

Ottawa

Etymology

From Ojibwe manoomin, from Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina.

Noun

mnoomin inan

  1. wild rice (Zizania, especially Zizania palustris)

References

  • Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 487
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