manitou
See also: Manitou
English
editEtymology
editFrom Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manëtu (/manətːu/) and Munsee manutoow (manə́to꞉w) (later influenced by French manitou, from Cree/Montagnais manito꞉w); from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmanɪtuː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editmanitou (plural manitous)
- A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.
- 1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle:
- The favourite abode of this Manitou is still shown. It is a great rock or cliff on the loneliest part of the mountains, and, … is known by the name of the Garden Rock.
- 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans, published 1888, page 319:
- If it were possible to translate the comprehensive and melodious language in which he spoke, the ode might read something like the following: "Manitou! Manitou! Manitou! Thou art great, thou art good, thou art wise: Manitou! Manitou! Thou art just."
- 1987, John A Grim, The Shaman, page 143:
- Each Ojibway shaman's method of communication with the manitou patron is unique and is related to a personal dream experience.
- 2005, Joseph Boyden, Three Day Road, Penguin, published 2008, page 43:
- My father strung it high in a tree for the manitous to watch over.
Usage notes
editSometimes used as a proper noun, in which case it is often capitalized.
Translations
editA god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians
References
edit- Oxford English Dictionary, Third (online) Edition
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Cree/Montagnais manito꞉w, Ojibwe manidoo, from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmanitou m (plural manitous)
Further reading
edit- “manitou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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