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tengu

tengu noun: a mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.

tengu: a mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose
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Noun

tengu (plural tengus or tengu)

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

tengu meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Thai

tengu in Tamil

mythical Japanese creature
தெங்கு teṅku

tengu in Marathi

mythical Japanese creature
तेंगू teṅgū

tengu in Thai

mythical Japanese creature
การาสุเทนกุ

Forms of tengu

pluraltengus
pluraltengu

Origin of tengu

Borrowed from Japanese 天狗.

Questions about tengu

What does tengu mean?
Tengu means a mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.
What is tengu in Tamil?
Tengu in Tamil is தெங்கு (teṅku). See Tengu meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tengu?
Tengu is a noun.
What is the plural of tengu?
The plural of tengu is tengus.

Words near tengu in the dictionary

  1. Tengriists
  2. Tengrism
  3. Tengrist
  4. Tengrists
  5. Tengs
  6. tengu
  7. tengus
  8. tengwa
  9. tengwar
  10. Tengzhou
  11. Tenharim

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