English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 天狗.
Noun
tengu (plural tengus or tengu)
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto, mythology) A mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.
Translations
mythical Japanese creature
- Armenian: տանգու (tangu)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 天狗 (zh) (tiāngǒu)
- Finnish: tengu
- French: tengu (fr) m
- Greek: τένγκου (téngkou)
- Japanese: 天狗 (ja) (tengu)
- Korean: 텐구 (ten'gu)
- Manipuri: ꯇꯦꯟꯒꯨ (tengu)
- Marathi: तेंगू m (teṅgū)
- Russian: тэ́нгу (ru) m (tɛ́ngu)
- Thai: การาสุเทนกุ
- Ukrainian: те́нґу (téngu)
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References
- Merriam-Webster Online, MSN Encarta Dictionary, and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary all have no entry.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Japanese 天狗.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteŋːu/, [ˈt̪e̞ŋːu]
- Rhymes: -eŋːu
- Syllabification(key): ten‧gu
- Hyphenation(key): ten‧gu
Noun
tengu
- (Japanese mythology) tengu
Declension
| Inflection of tengu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tengu
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tengut
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| genitive
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tengun
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tengujen
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| partitive
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tengua
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tenguja
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| illative
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tenguun
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tenguihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tengu
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tengut
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| accusative
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nom.
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tengu
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tengut
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| gen.
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tengun
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| genitive
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tengun
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tengujen
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| partitive
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tengua
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tenguja
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| inessive
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tengussa
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tenguissa
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| elative
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tengusta
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tenguista
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| illative
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tenguun
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tenguihin
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| adessive
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tengulla
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tenguilla
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| ablative
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tengulta
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tenguilta
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| allative
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tengulle
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tenguille
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| essive
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tenguna
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tenguina
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| translative
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tenguksi
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tenguiksi
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| abessive
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tengutta
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tenguitta
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| instructive
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—
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tenguin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tenguni
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tenguni
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| accusative
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nom.
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tenguni
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tenguni
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| gen.
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tenguni
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| genitive
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tenguni
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tengujeni
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| partitive
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tenguani
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tengujani
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| inessive
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tengussani
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tenguissani
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| elative
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tengustani
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tenguistani
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| illative
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tenguuni
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tenguihini
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| adessive
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tengullani
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tenguillani
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| ablative
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tengultani
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tenguiltani
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| allative
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tengulleni
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tenguilleni
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| essive
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tengunani
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tenguinani
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| translative
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tengukseni
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tenguikseni
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| abessive
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tenguttani
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tenguittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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tenguineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tengusi
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tengusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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tengusi
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tengusi
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| gen.
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tengusi
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| genitive
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tengusi
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tengujesi
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| partitive
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tenguasi
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tengujasi
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| inessive
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tengussasi
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tenguissasi
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| elative
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tengustasi
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tenguistasi
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| illative
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tenguusi
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tenguihisi
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| adessive
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tengullasi
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tenguillasi
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| ablative
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tengultasi
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tenguiltasi
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| allative
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tengullesi
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tenguillesi
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| essive
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tengunasi
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tenguinasi
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| translative
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tenguksesi
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tenguiksesi
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| abessive
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tenguttasi
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tenguittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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tenguinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tengumme
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tengumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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tengumme
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tengumme
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| gen.
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tengumme
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| genitive
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tengumme
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tengujemme
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| partitive
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tenguamme
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tengujamme
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| inessive
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tengussamme
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tenguissamme
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| elative
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tengustamme
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tenguistamme
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| illative
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tenguumme
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tenguihimme
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| adessive
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tengullamme
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tenguillamme
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| ablative
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tengultamme
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tenguiltamme
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| allative
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tengullemme
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tenguillemme
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| essive
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tengunamme
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tenguinamme
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| translative
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tenguksemme
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tenguiksemme
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| abessive
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tenguttamme
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tenguittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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tenguinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tengunne
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tengunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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tengunne
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tengunne
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| gen.
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tengunne
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| genitive
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tengunne
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tengujenne
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| partitive
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tenguanne
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tengujanne
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| inessive
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tengussanne
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tenguissanne
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| elative
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tengustanne
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tenguistanne
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| illative
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tenguunne
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tenguihinne
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| adessive
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tengullanne
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tenguillanne
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| ablative
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tengultanne
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tenguiltanne
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| allative
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tengullenne
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tenguillenne
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| essive
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tengunanne
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tenguinanne
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| translative
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tenguksenne
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tenguiksenne
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| abessive
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tenguttanne
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tenguittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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tenguinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tengunsa
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tengunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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tengunsa
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tengunsa
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| gen.
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tengunsa
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| genitive
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tengunsa
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tengujensa
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| partitive
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tenguaan
tenguansa
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tengujaan
tengujansa
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| inessive
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tengussaan
tengussansa
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tenguissaan
tenguissansa
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| elative
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tengustaan
tengustansa
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tenguistaan
tenguistansa
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| illative
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tenguunsa
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tenguihinsa
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| adessive
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tengullaan
tengullansa
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tenguillaan
tenguillansa
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| ablative
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tengultaan
tengultansa
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tenguiltaan
tenguiltansa
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| allative
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tengulleen
tengullensa
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tenguilleen
tenguillensa
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| essive
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tengunaan
tengunansa
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tenguinaan
tenguinansa
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| translative
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tengukseen
tenguksensa
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tenguikseen
tenguiksensa
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| abessive
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tenguttaan
tenguttansa
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tenguittaan
tenguittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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tenguineen
tenguinensa
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Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
tengu
- Rōmaji transcription of てんぐ