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).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Canada):

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Proper noun

Winnipeg

2. The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.
4. A large lake in Manitoba, Canada; in full, Lake Winnipeg.
6. A river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba; in full, Winnipeg River.
8. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.

Synonyms

(city):

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

Derived terms

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

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 (ja) (Winipegu)
• Korean: 위니펙 (Winipek)
• Polish: Winnipeg (pl) n
• 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 (fr) m
• Hebrew: ויניפג m (vínipeg)
• Japanese: ウィニペグ湖 (Winipegu-ko)
• Korean: 위니펙 (winipek)
• Polish: Winnipeg (pl) n
• 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)
• Korean: 위니펙 (winipek)
• Polish: Winnipeg (pl) n
• Russian: Ви́ннипег (ru) m (Vínnipeg)

References

• Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “Winnipeg”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.ni.pɛɡ/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Proper noun

Winnipeg ?

1. Winnipeg (the capital city of Manitoba, Canada)
2. Winnipeg (a large lake in Manitoba, Canada; in full, Lake Winnipeg)
3. Winnipeg (a major river in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada; in full, Winnipeg River)

Related terms

• Winnipegosis