Definitions For Wendigo

Noun

WENDIGO (plural wendigo or s, es) (mythological creature) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit#noun, 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#noun, murder. : {{synonyms, en, wetiko, wihtikow, witigo, witiko, q4=derived from Cree}}

Alternative forms

wiindigoo windago windiga windigo

Derived terms

wendigo psychosis

Translations

Arabic: وينديجو Armenian: վենդիգո, վինդիգո Chinese: : Mandarin: 溫迪哥}}, {{t, cmn, 温迪哥 (wēndígē) Japanese: ウェンディゴ Korean: 웬디고 Persian: وندیگو Plains Cree: wîhtikow Russian: вендиго, m, виндиго, m Thai: เวนดิโก Ukrainian: вендіго, m

Etymology

From {{der, en, oj, wiindigoo}}, from {{der, en, alg-pro, *wi·nteko·wa, , owl; malevolent spirit, cannibalistic monster}}. Compare {{cog, cr, wihtikow}}, ᐃᐧᐦᑎᑯᐤ, , greedy person; cannibal; giant man-eating monster.