manitou

n. (北美土人的)神灵

发音

其它 /ˈmanɪtuː/

词形变化

manitous 复数 manitous

别名

manidoo manito manitu

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.

相关短语

Manitou Springs Manitou Lake

词源

From Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manëtu and Munsee manútoow, later influenced by French manitou, from Cree/Montagnais manito꞉w; from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).

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