Winnipeg

Winnipeg

English

Etymology

• From Ojibwe wiinibig (“dirty waters”), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), + nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”).
• After the lake, from Cree/Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ (“muddy waters”), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD).
• From Proto-Algonquian *winihewa ("dirty"), Proto-Algonquian *nepyi (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪn.ə.ˌpɛɡ/
• Hyphenation: Win‧ni‧peg

• Audio (CA)

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Proper noun

Winnipeg

1. The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.
2. Lake Winnipeg, a large lake in Manitoba, Canada.
3. Winnipeg River, a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg.

Synonyms

(city):

• Peg (slang)
• Winterpeg (jocular)
• WPG, Wpg, Wpg. (abbreviation)

Derived terms

terms derived from "Winnipeg"

• Winnie-the-Pooh
• Winnipegger
• Winnipegish
• Winnipeg couch
• Winnipeg goldeye
• Winnipeg handshake
• Winnipeg rye bread, Winnipeg rye

Related terms

• Lake Winnipegosis
• Lake Winnibigoshish
• Winnipegosis
• Winnebago

Translations

capital of Manitoba

Arabic: وِينِيبِيغ‎ m (winipīḡ) Armenian: Վինիպեգ (Vinipeg) Chinese: Mandarin: 溫尼伯／温尼伯 (zh) (Wēnníbó) Esperanto: Vinipego French: Winnipeg (fr) Georgian: please add this translation if you can Hebrew: ויניפג‎ f (vínipeg) Hindi: विनिपेग (vinipeg) Japanese: ウィニペグ (Winipegu) Korean: 위니펙 (Winipek) Russian: Ви́ннипег (ru) m (Vínnipeg) Ukrainian: Ві́нніпег m (Vínnipeh), Ві́нніпеґ m (Vínnipeg)

lake

Chinese: Mandarin: 溫尼伯湖／温尼伯湖 (Wēnníbó Hú) French: le lac Winnipeg m Hebrew: ויניפג‎ m (vínipeg) Japanese: ウィニペグ湖 (Winipegu-ko) Russian: Ви́ннипег (ru) m (Vínnipeg)

river

Chinese: Mandarin: 溫尼伯河／温尼伯河 (Wēnníbó Hé) French: la rivière Winnipeg f Hebrew: ויניפג‎ m (vínipeg) Japanese: ウィニペグ川 (Winipegu-gawa) Russian: Ви́ннипег (ru) m (Vínnipeg)

References

• “Winnipeg” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Proto-Algonquian Dictionary

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French

Etymology

• From English Winnipeg; see English etymology for more information. Rendered as Ouinipigon by La Vérendrye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.ni.pɛɡ/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Winnipeg ?

1. Winnipeg (the capital city of Manitoba, Canada)
2. Winnipeg, Lake Winnipeg (a large lake in Manitoba, Canada)
3. Winnipeg, Winnipeg River (a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg)

Related terms

• Winnipegosis