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Where does “天狗” come from?

天狗 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 天狗.

天狗 (Japanese): a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically...

Definitions

  1. a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically...

Ancestry of “天狗”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese天狗—

Words derived from “天狗”

  • tengu
  • goblin shark
  • тэнгу
  • 天狗鮫
  • 텐구
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