English

Elephant catching a flying tengu

Noun

tengu ‎(plural tengus)

1. a mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose

Translations

References

• Merriam-Webster Online, MSN Encarta Dictionary, and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary all have no entry.

Japanese

Romanization

tengu

1. rōmaji reading of てんぐ

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: jiegeu — 結構/结构 (jié gòu)
• English: tekscr — texture
• Hindi: gatan
• Spanish: tekstur — textura
• Russian: straien — строение (stroenie)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈten.ɡu/

Gismu

tengu ‎(rafsi teg or te'u)

1. texture; x1 (property-ka) is a texture of x2.

See also

• rufsu
• xutla