Yeti

Japanese: Yeti
Yeti

…In English-speaking countries, they are called the Abominable Snowman or simply Snowman, the former being a translation of the Tibetan Metoh-Kangmi (meaning "wild man of the snow"). They are also called Yeti, based on the Bhutanese name. They are generally thought of as giants (often over 2m tall) who walk upright and are covered in hair. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Yeti" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英語圏ではAbominable Snowmanまた単にSnowmanと呼ばれ,前者はチベット語Metoh‐Kangmi(〈雪の野人〉の意)を訳したもの。ブータンでの呼称に基づくイェティYetiも併用される。全身毛むくじゃらで直立歩行をする巨人(身長はしばしば2m以上)というイメージが定着している。…

※「Yeti」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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