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tengu

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Japanese

Topics: Shinto, human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 天狗.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տանգու (tangu) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天狗 (tiāngǒu) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Finnish: tengu — mythical Japanese creature
  • French: tengu — mythical Japanese creature
  • Greek: τένγκου (téngkou) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Japanese: 天狗 (tengu) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Korean: 텐구 (ten'gu) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Manipuri: ꯇꯦꯟꯒꯨ (tengu) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Marathi: तेंगू (teṅgū) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Russian: тэ́нгу (tɛ́ngu) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Tamil: தெங்கு (teṅku) — mythical Japanese creature
  • Thai: การาสุเทนกุ — mythical Japanese creature
  • Ukrainian: те́нґу (téngu) — mythical Japanese creature