English Dictionary

menk

名詞

ロシア 不可算名詞

(Russia, cryptozoology, folklore) An animal described by the Mansi as a "forest giant", with anatomical features similar to a yeti, said to live in the area of Khantia-Mansia, Russia.

日本語の意味

ロシア（カンティア‐マンシア地方）の民間伝承や未知動物学において、マンシが「森林の巨人」と称する、イエティに似た解剖学的特徴を持つ動物

Hunters in the region still tell of menk roaming the dark taiga of Khantia-Mansia, towering as forest giants with yeti-like features.

狩人たちは今も、ハンティ・マンシ自治管区の暗いタイガにマンシ族の森の巨人が徘徊すると語っており、それらは雪男のような特徴を備えている。

意味（1）

(Russia, cryptozoology, folklore) An animal described by the Mansi as a "forest giant", with anatomical features similar to a yeti, said to live in the area of Khantia-Mansia, Russia.

This figure is called menk in Ob-Ugrian folklore and ritual.