infantimigulo

Esperanto

Etymology

From infano (“child”) +‎ timigi (“to frighten”) +‎ -ulo (person possessing the quality of the root word).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [infantimiˈɡulo]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Hyphenation: in‧fan‧ti‧mi‧gu‧lo

Noun

infantimigulo (accusative singular infantimigulon, plural infantimiguloj, accusative plural infantimigulojn)

1. bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster found in children's stories)

   Synonyms: koŝmarulo, sonĝaĉulo