"manitou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmanɪtuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manitou.wav Forms: manitous [plural]
Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|dep|Manétto}} Pidgin Delaware Manétto, {{der|en|unm|manëtu}} Unami manëtu, {{der|en|umu|manutoow|manutoow (manə́to꞉w)}} Munsee manutoow (manə́to꞉w), {{der|en|fr|manitou}} French manitou, {{der|en|cr|-}} Cree, {{der|en|moe|manito꞉w}} Montagnais manito꞉w, {{der|en|alg-pro|*maneto·wa||supernatural being}} Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} manitou (plural manitous)
  1. A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians. Wikipedia link: manitou Translations (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians): ᒪᓂᑐᐤ (manitow) (Cree), Manitou [masculine] (Czech), manetôwa (Fox), Manitu [masculine] (German), マニトゥ (manitu) (Japanese), Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka (Lakota), mntu (Mi'kmaq), orę́·naʔ (Mohawk), manto (Mohegan-Pequot), manidoo (Ojibwe), manitu [masculine] (Portuguese), manitó [masculine] (Portuguese), маниту (manitu) (Russian), manitu (Turkish), manëtu (Unami)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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