noun · rare

yeti

снігова людина, єті, йєті

снежный человек, йети, бигфут

Yeti, Schneemensch

An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the HimalayasAn unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.

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US/ˈjɛ.ti/

» The yeti disappeared over the hill.

Meaning

1 senses

An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.
Yeti, Schneemensch
йе́тиjjéti, сне́жный челове́кsnéžnyj čelovék, бигфу́тbigfút
йє́тіjjéti, є́тіjéti, снігова́ люди́наsnihová ljudýna
a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas

Examples

22 sentences

The yeti disappeared over the hill.
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Ziri saw the yeti frequently at sunset.
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Ziri hasn't seen the yeti since that day.
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Could this really be one of those yetis?
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The yeti stepped aside to avoid the rock.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

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Русский

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Deutsch

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Origin

Borrowed from Tibetan གཡའ་དྲེད (g.ya' dred, “wildman, yeti”), compound of གཡའ (g.ya', “dir

Borrowed from Tibetan གཡའ་དྲེད (g.ya' dred, “wildman, yeti”), compound of གཡའ (g.ya', “dirt, rust, slate”) and དྲེད (dred, “bear”). Attested since 1937.

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