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wendigo
English
Etymology
From Ojibwe wiindigoo, from Proto-Algonquian *wi·nteko·wa (“owl; malevolent spirit, cannibalistic monster”). Compare Cree wihtikow, ?????? (iyhtikow, “greedy person; cannibal; giant man-eating monster”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?nd????/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?ndi?o?/
- Hyphenation: wen?di?go
Noun
wendigo (plural wendigo or wendigos or wendigoes)
- (mythology) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.
- Synonyms: wetiko, wihtikow, witigo, (derived from Cree) witiko
- Synonym of splake (“kind of hybrid fish”)
Alternative forms
- wiindigoo
- windago
- windiga
- windigo
Derived terms
- wendigo psychosis
Translations
Further reading
- wendigo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “windigo”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- widgeon
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skinwalker
English
Alternative forms
- skin-walker
Etymology
skin +? walker
Noun
skinwalker (plural skinwalkers)
- A person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.
Related terms
- skinwalking
Translations
See also
- nahual
- narnauk
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