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

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

Anagrams


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

Japanese

Romanization

tengu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of てんぐ
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