Snowman

Japanese: Snowman
Snowman

…An unidentified human-like creature said to live in the Himalayas. In English-speaking countries, it is called the Abominable Snowman or simply Snowman, the former being a translation of the Tibetan Metoh-Kangmi (meaning "wild man of snow"). Yeti, based on the Bhutanese name, is also used.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヒマラヤ山中にいるといわれる,人間に似た正体不明の生きもの。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。…

※「Snowman」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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