"雪女" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [jɯ̟kʲiõ̞nːa̠] Forms: 雪女 [canonical] (ruby: (ゆき), (おんな)), yuki onna [romanization], yukiwonna [romanization], ゆきをんな [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Compound of 雪 (yuki, “snow”) + 女 (onna, “woman”). First mentioned in a text from the late 1500s. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|雪|女|sort=ゆきおんな|t1=snow|t2=woman|tr1=yuki|tr2=onna}} 雪 (yuki, “snow”) + 女 (onna, “woman”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ゆき おんな|hhira=ゆきをんな}} 雪(ゆき)女(おんな) • (yuki onna) ^(←ゆきをんな (yukiwonna)?)
  1. yuki-onna (“snow-woman”): spirit of a woman who perished out in the snow Wikipedia link: Daijirin, Daijisen, Kyōsuke Kindaichi, ja:松村明, yuki onna Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Related terms: 雪男: abominable snowman (yuki otoko) (ruby: (ゆき), (おとこ)) [calque, modern], 雨女 (ame onna) (ruby: (あめ), (おんな)) (english: a woman whose presence always seems to bring rain), 雨男 (ame otoko) (ruby: (あめ), (おとこ)) (english: a man whose presence always seems to bring rain), 骨女 (hone onna) (ruby: (ほね), (おんな)) (english: a female apparition who appears as a skeletal woman)
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