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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(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.
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.
Use menk when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Menk means (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..
Common synonyms include yeti, Russian yeti.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This figure is called menk in Ob-Ugrian folklore and ritual.
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