mumijo

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mumijo

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From Russian мумиё (mumijó), from Tajik мӯмиё (mümiyo) or мумиё (mumiyo), ultimately from Persian مومیا (mumiyâ). Doublet of mummy.

noun moomiyo · mumiyo

uncountable Synonym of shilajit. Native mumijo commonly used in traditional medicine is a brown to blackish-brown exudation of variable consistencies that seeps from rock layers of different mountain regions.
Similar: shilajit

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@misc{mumijo_2026,
  title = {mumijo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mumijo},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}