雪男

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ゆきおとこ [yùkíóꜜtòkò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
- IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝkʲio̞to̞ko̞]

Noun

雪男 (hiragana ゆきおとこ, rōmaji yukiotoko, historical hiragana ゆきをとこ)

(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

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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