"manidoo" meaning in Ojibwe

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Noun

Forms: manidoog [plural], manidoons [diminutive]
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”). Etymology templates: {{inh|oj|alg-pro|*maneto·wa||supernatural being}} Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”) Head templates: {{oj-noun|dim=manidoons|g=an|pl=manidoog}} manidoo anim (plural manidoog, diminutive manidoons)
  1. spirit Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-manidoo-oj-noun-pomZrdMl
  2. manitou Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-manidoo-oj-noun-~CuDnBP3 Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header: 4 92 4
  3. god Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-manidoo-oj-noun-VyM2DvEQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jiibay (english: plural jiibayag)
Derived forms: manidookaazo, manidooke, manidookewin, manidoowi (english: s/he is or becomes a manitou, a spirit, god), gichi-manidoo (english: great spirit, god), gizhe-manidoo (english: God, the Creator), maji-manidoo (english: an evil spirit, a devil), manidoo-biiwaabik (english: steel, a magnet), manidoo-dewe'igan (english: Big Drum), manidoo-giizis (english: January), manidoo-waabooz (english: cottontail rabbit)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "manidookaazo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "manidooke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "manidookewin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "s/he is or becomes a manitou, a spirit, god",
      "translation": "s/he is or becomes a manitou, a spirit, god",
      "word": "manidoowi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "great spirit, god",
      "translation": "great spirit, god",
      "word": "gichi-manidoo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "God, the Creator",
      "translation": "God, the Creator",
      "word": "gizhe-manidoo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "an evil spirit, a devil",
      "translation": "an evil spirit, a devil",
      "word": "maji-manidoo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "steel, a magnet",
      "translation": "steel, a magnet",
      "word": "manidoo-biiwaabik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Big Drum",
      "translation": "Big Drum",
      "word": "manidoo-dewe'igan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "January",
      "translation": "January",
      "word": "manidoo-giizis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "cottontail rabbit",
      "translation": "cottontail rabbit",
      "word": "manidoo-waabooz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*maneto·wa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "supernatural being"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "manidoog",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manidoons",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "manidoons",
        "g": "an",
        "pl": "manidoog"
      },
      "expansion": "manidoo anim (plural manidoog, diminutive manidoons)",
      "name": "oj-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spirit"
      ],
      "id": "en-manidoo-oj-noun-pomZrdMl",
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 92 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "manitou"
      ],
      "id": "en-manidoo-oj-noun-~CuDnBP3",
      "links": [
        [
          "manitou",
          "manitou"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "god"
      ],
      "id": "en-manidoo-oj-noun-VyM2DvEQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "plural jiibayag",
      "translation": "plural jiibayag",
      "word": "jiibay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "manidoo"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ojibwe animate nouns",
    "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ojibwe lemmas",
    "Ojibwe nouns",
    "Ojibwe terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
    "Ojibwe terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "manidookaazo"
    },
    {
      "word": "manidooke"
    },
    {
      "word": "manidookewin"
    },
    {
      "english": "s/he is or becomes a manitou, a spirit, god",
      "translation": "s/he is or becomes a manitou, a spirit, god",
      "word": "manidoowi"
    },
    {
      "english": "great spirit, god",
      "translation": "great spirit, god",
      "word": "gichi-manidoo"
    },
    {
      "english": "God, the Creator",
      "translation": "God, the Creator",
      "word": "gizhe-manidoo"
    },
    {
      "english": "an evil spirit, a devil",
      "translation": "an evil spirit, a devil",
      "word": "maji-manidoo"
    },
    {
      "english": "steel, a magnet",
      "translation": "steel, a magnet",
      "word": "manidoo-biiwaabik"
    },
    {
      "english": "Big Drum",
      "translation": "Big Drum",
      "word": "manidoo-dewe'igan"
    },
    {
      "english": "January",
      "translation": "January",
      "word": "manidoo-giizis"
    },
    {
      "english": "cottontail rabbit",
      "translation": "cottontail rabbit",
      "word": "manidoo-waabooz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*maneto·wa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "supernatural being"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "manidoog",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manidoons",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "manidoons",
        "g": "an",
        "pl": "manidoog"
      },
      "expansion": "manidoo anim (plural manidoog, diminutive manidoons)",
      "name": "oj-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spirit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "manitou"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "manitou",
          "manitou"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "god"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "plural jiibayag",
      "translation": "plural jiibayag",
      "word": "jiibay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "manidoo"
}

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