yeti

Meaning

An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.

Synonyms

Abominable Snowman

wild person

Frequency

20k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjɛ.ti/
Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan གཡའ་དྲེད (g.ya' dred, “rock bear”), compound of གཡའ (g.ya', “rocky or rocky place”) and དྲེད (dred, “bear”).

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