yetin.

Brit.

/ˈjɛti/, U.S.

/ˈjɛdi/,

/ˈjeɪdi/

Inflections: Plural yetis, unchanged.

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Sherpa.

Etymology: Apparently < a Sherpa compound < elements cognate with Tibetan gya rocky place + dred yellow bear, hyena.The Tibetan word for the yeti is mi rgod (see discussion at Abominable Snowman n.). Sherpa is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Himalayas.

A large, hairy, apelike creature supposedly inhabiting the Himalayas; = Abominable Snowman n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > abominable snowman

Abominable Snowman1921

snowman1931

yeti1937

1937 Times 13 Nov. 13/5 The Sherpas had no hesitation in pronouncing them [sc. tracks] to be those of a Snowman or ‘Yeti’.

1951 Times 6 Dec. 5/7 Sen Tensing immediately pronounced them to be tracks of yetis or Abominable Snowmen... He describes it as half man half beast, about five feet six inches tall, covered with reddish-brown hair but with a hairless face.

1956 R. C. Evans On Climbing xiii. 185 I had heard that there was a yeti scalp there, and I wanted to see it.

1972 J. Napier (title) Bigfoot: the yeti and sasquatch in myth and reality.

1975 E. Hillary Nothing venture, Nothing Win xv. 238 Even in the Thyangboche Monastery—traditionally the source of much Yeti lore and Yeti sightings—we were unable to find anyone who had seen a Yeti.

2015 Radio Times 18 July (South/West ed.) 49/2 A global quest to solve the riddle of mysterious creatures such as the yeti and the sasquatch.

Compounds

yeti boot n. Fashion (usually in plural) a type of boot made with material supposed to resemble the long, shaggy hair of the yeti, typically reaching to the mid-calf or knee and worn by women.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > made from specific material

huseau1464

russeting?1620

wax boot1676

fair-top boot1809

Albert boot1840

Albert1847

shoepack1882

finnesko1890

yeti boot1973

1973 Daily Mail 12 Feb. 7/5 His [sc. Isaac Hayes] flamboyant stage act—for it he wears a gold chain dangling down a bare chest, black satin ballet tights with fur, black and white hooped yeti boots.

2014 J. Mollen I like you just Way I Am 78 She wore these white furry yeti boots and a sequined beret.

yeti hunter n. a person who searches for proof of the yeti's existence.

1954 Daily Mail 7 July 1/5 (heading) Yeti hunters tell their story... What are the known facts now about the mysterious Yeti? What are the prospects for other searchers?

2013 D. Loxton & D. R. Prothero Abominable Science! iii. 115 On July 25, 2008, hairs brought back from the Garo Hills in northeastern India by Yeti hunter Dipu Marak were analyzed, and they..turned out to be from a serow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yeti
释义	yetin. Brit. /ˈjɛti/, U.S. /ˈjɛdi/, /ˈjeɪdi/ Inflections: Plural yetis, unchanged. Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Sherpa. Etymology: Apparently < a Sherpa compound < elements cognate with Tibetan gya rocky place + dred yellow bear, hyena.The Tibetan word for the yeti is mi rgod (see discussion at Abominable Snowman n.). Sherpa is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Himalayas. A large, hairy, apelike creature supposedly inhabiting the Himalayas; = Abominable Snowman n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > abominable snowman Abominable Snowman1921 snowman1931 yeti1937 1937 Times 13 Nov. 13/5 The Sherpas had no hesitation in pronouncing them [sc. tracks] to be those of a Snowman or ‘Yeti’. 1951 Times 6 Dec. 5/7 Sen Tensing immediately pronounced them to be tracks of yetis or Abominable Snowmen... He describes it as half man half beast, about five feet six inches tall, covered with reddish-brown hair but with a hairless face. 1956 R. C. Evans On Climbing xiii. 185 I had heard that there was a yeti scalp there, and I wanted to see it. 1972 J. Napier (title) Bigfoot: the yeti and sasquatch in myth and reality. 1975 E. Hillary Nothing venture, Nothing Win xv. 238 Even in the Thyangboche Monastery—traditionally the source of much Yeti lore and Yeti sightings—we were unable to find anyone who had seen a Yeti. 2015 Radio Times 18 July (South/West ed.) 49/2 A global quest to solve the riddle of mysterious creatures such as the yeti and the sasquatch. Compounds yeti boot n. Fashion (usually in plural) a type of boot made with material supposed to resemble the long, shaggy hair of the yeti, typically reaching to the mid-calf or knee and worn by women. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > made from specific material huseau1464 russeting?1620 wax boot1676 fair-top boot1809 Albert boot1840 Albert1847 shoepack1882 finnesko1890 yeti boot1973 1973 Daily Mail 12 Feb. 7/5 His [sc. Isaac Hayes] flamboyant stage act—for it he wears a gold chain dangling down a bare chest, black satin ballet tights with fur, black and white hooped yeti boots. 2014 J. Mollen I like you just Way I Am 78 She wore these white furry yeti boots and a sequined beret. yeti hunter n. a person who searches for proof of the yeti's existence. Π 1954 Daily Mail 7 July 1/5 (heading) Yeti hunters tell their story... What are the known facts now about the mysterious Yeti? What are the prospects for other searchers? 2013 D. Loxton & D. R. Prothero Abominable Science! iii. 115 On July 25, 2008, hairs brought back from the Garo Hills in northeastern India by Yeti hunter Dipu Marak were analyzed, and they..turned out to be from a serow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1937
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