yeti
[yet-ee]
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Origin of yeti
First recorded in 1950–55; < the Tibetan language of the Sherpas
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Contemporary Examples
For the study, Sykes appealed to cryptozoologists the world over to send him hair samples that might belong to a yeti.
It simply established that we still have no hard evidence for the yeti.
In the end, the study offers no proof of the existence of a yeti.
Sykes approached the study believing that the Yeti legend may not be made up out of whole cloth.
Sykes, who in September will release a book detailing his search for a yeti, agrees.
Historical Examples
YetI could not have been brought to credit it but for the evidence of my eyes.
An Oregon GirlAlfred Ernest Rice
And yetI wonder if I wont scare mother by calling at this time of night?
The Girls of Central HighGertrude W. Morrison
Youll see it yetI never break a promise, the Ranger answered.
Boy Scouts in Glacier ParkWalter Prichard Eaton
yeti
- another term for abominable snowman
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Word Origin
C20: from Tibetan
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Word Origin and History for yeti
1937, from Sherpa (Tibetan) yeh-teh "small manlike animal."
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