"UMA" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [jɯ̟ᵝːma̠] Forms: UMA [canonical] (ruby: UMA(ユーマ)), yūma [romanization]
Etymology: Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from U + M + A, coined as an acronym of unidentified mysterious animal by analogy with UFO (yūfō). Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|ja|en|U|M|A||nocap=|nocat=|sort=}} Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from U + M + A, {{waei|U|M|A}} Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from U + M + A, {{m|en|unidentified mysterious animal}} unidentified mysterious animal, {{m|ja|UFO|sc=Jpan|tr=yūfō}} UFO (yūfō) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ユーマ}} UMA(ユーマ) • (yūma)
  1. (neologism, cryptozoology) a cryptid Wikipedia link: UMA, ja:UMA Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Cryptozoology

Download JSON data for UMA meaning in Japanese (3.9kB)

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