雪男

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雪	男
ゆき Grade: 2	おとこ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆきおとこ [yùkíóꜜtòkò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟kʲio̞to̞ko̞]

Noun

雪(ゆき)男(おとこ) • (yukiotoko) ^{←ゆきをとこ (yukiwotoko)?}

1. (cryptozoology) an abominable snowman, a yeti

See also

• 雪女(ゆきおんな) (yukionna)
• (not to be confused with) 雪(ゆき)だるま (yukidaruma, “snowman”)

References

1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN