tengu

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noun

A mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.

OriginJapanese 天狗 →
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Meanings

nountengu (plural tengus or tengu)

plural tengus

  1. JapaneseShintoA mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.

Origin

  1. Japanese天狗
  2. Japanese天狗
  3. Englishtengu

Borrowed from Japanese 天狗.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 天狗
  • 天狗 (tiāngǒu)mythical Japanese creature
Finnish tengu
  • tengumythical Japanese creature
French tengu
  • tengumythical Japanese creature
Greek τένγκου
  • τένγκου (téngkou)mythical Japanese creature
Japanese 天狗
  • 天狗 (tengu)mythical Japanese creature
Korean 텐구
  • 텐구 (ten'gu)mythical Japanese creature
Russian тэ́нгу
  • тэ́нгу (tɛ́ngu)mythical Japanese creature
Tamil தெங்கு
  • தெங்கு (teṅku)mythical Japanese creature
Thai การาสุเทนกุ
  • การาสุเทนกุmythical Japanese creature
Ukrainian те́нґу
  • те́нґу (téngu)mythical Japanese creature

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

tengu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tengu

MLA

“tengu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tengu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tengu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tengu.

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