manitou
manitou · manitous
маниту
Manitu
A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American IndiansA god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.
/ˈmanɪtuː/
Meaning
1 sensesA god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.
Manitu
манитуmanitu
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians:
Origin
From Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manëtu and Munsee manútoow, later influenced by FFrom 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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