Menk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Menk is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Example Sentences
This figure is called menk in Ob-Ugrian folklore and ritual.
Although doors were jammed shut, the menk burst in with huge birch masks covered with hair made of hay.
A new documentary, “Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives” airing June 1 on the Discovery Channel explores the remote possibility that a “menk” — the Russian^([sic – meaning Mansi]) word for Yeti — may have been responsible.
Synonyms for menk
Depending on context, synonyms include yeti.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include manthing, yeti, tarand, bigfoot, mumak, dogman.
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