tengu

English

Elephant catching a flying tengu

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 天狗.

Noun

tengu (plural tengus or tengu)

1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) A mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.

Translations

mythical Japanese creature

• Armenian: տանգու (tangu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天狗 (zh) (tiāngǒu)

• Finnish: tengu
• French: tengu (fr) m
• Greek: τένγκου (téngkou)
• Japanese: 天狗 (ja) (tengu)
• Korean: 텐구 (ten'gu)
• Manipuri: ꯇꯦꯟꯒꯨ (tengoo)
• Marathi: तेंगू m (teṅgū)
• Russian: тэ́нгу (ru) m (tɛ́ngu)
• Thai: การาสุเทนกุ
• Ukrainian: те́нґу (téngu)

References

• Merriam-Webster Online, MSN Encarta Dictionary, and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary all have no entry.

Anagrams

• unget

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 天狗.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteŋːu/, [ˈt̪e̞ŋːu]
• Rhymes: -eŋːu
• Syllabification^(key): ten‧gu

Noun

tengu

1. (Japanese mythology) tengu

Declension

Inflection of tengu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tengu	tengut
genitive		tengun	tengujen
partitive		tengua	tenguja
illative		tenguun	tenguihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tengu	tengut
accusative	nom.	tengu	tengut
	gen.	tengun
genitive		tengun	tengujen
partitive		tengua	tenguja
inessive		tengussa	tenguissa
elative		tengusta	tenguista
illative		tenguun	tenguihin
adessive		tengulla	tenguilla
ablative		tengulta	tenguilta
allative		tengulle	tenguille
essive		tenguna	tenguina
translative		tenguksi	tenguiksi
abessive		tengutta	tenguitta
instructive		—	tenguin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tengu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tenguni tenguni accusative nom. tenguni tenguni gen. tenguni genitive tenguni tengujeni partitive tenguani tengujani inessive tengussani tenguissani elative tengustani tenguistani illative tenguuni tenguihini adessive tengullani tenguillani ablative tengultani tenguiltani allative tengulleni tenguilleni essive tengunani tenguinani translative tengukseni tenguikseni abessive tenguttani tenguittani instructive — — comitative — tenguineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tengusi tengusi accusative nom. tengusi tengusi gen. tengusi genitive tengusi tengujesi partitive tenguasi tengujasi inessive tengussasi tenguissasi elative tengustasi tenguistasi illative tenguusi tenguihisi adessive tengullasi tenguillasi ablative tengultasi tenguiltasi allative tengullesi tenguillesi essive tengunasi tenguinasi translative tenguksesi tenguiksesi abessive tenguttasi tenguittasi instructive — — comitative — tenguinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tengumme tengumme accusative nom. tengumme tengumme gen. tengumme genitive tengumme tengujemme partitive tenguamme tengujamme inessive tengussamme tenguissamme elative tengustamme tenguistamme illative tenguumme tenguihimme adessive tengullamme tenguillamme ablative tengultamme tenguiltamme allative tengullemme tenguillemme essive tengunamme tenguinamme translative tenguksemme tenguiksemme abessive tenguttamme tenguittamme instructive — — comitative — tenguinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tengunne tengunne accusative nom. tengunne tengunne gen. tengunne genitive tengunne tengujenne partitive tenguanne tengujanne inessive tengussanne tenguissanne elative tengustanne tenguistanne illative tenguunne tenguihinne adessive tengullanne tenguillanne ablative tengultanne tenguiltanne allative tengullenne tenguillenne essive tengunanne tenguinanne translative tenguksenne tenguiksenne abessive tenguttanne tenguittanne instructive — — comitative — tenguinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tengunsa tengunsa accusative nom. tengunsa tengunsa gen. tengunsa genitive tengunsa tengujensa partitive tenguaan tenguansa tengujaan tengujansa inessive tengussaan tengussansa tenguissaan tenguissansa elative tengustaan tengustansa tenguistaan tenguistansa illative tenguunsa tenguihinsa adessive tengullaan tengullansa tenguillaan tenguillansa ablative tengultaan tengultansa tenguiltaan tenguiltansa allative tengulleen tengullensa tenguilleen tenguillensa essive tengunaan tengunansa tenguinaan tenguinansa translative tengukseen tenguksensa tenguikseen tenguiksensa abessive tenguttaan tenguttansa tenguittaan tenguittansa instructive — — comitative — tenguineen tenguinensa

Anagrams

• tunge

Japanese

Romanization

tengu

1. Rōmaji transcription of てんぐ