雪男
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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雪 | 男 |
ゆき Grade: 2 |
おとこ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
Compound of 雪 (yuki, “snow”) + 男 (otoko, “man”),[1][2] calque of English snowman. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
雪男 • (yukiotoko) ←ゆきをとこ (yukiwotoko)?
- (cryptozoology) an abominable snowman, a yeti