Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ゆき
Grade: 2
おとこ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
 
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Etymology edit

Compound of (yuki, snow) +‎ (otoko, man),[1][2] calque of English snowman. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ゆき)(おとこ) (yukiotokoゆきをとこ (yukiwotoko)?

  1. (cryptozoology) an abominable snowman, a yeti

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN