雪男
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 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
See also
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- Japanese terms spelled with 雪 read as ゆき
- Japanese terms spelled with 男 read as おとこ
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