Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

menk

/mˈɛŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: menk
IPA: /mˈɛŋk/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

name

A surname from German.

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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mansi (compare Northern Mansi менкв (menkv)).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Menk

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Menks (plural)

Phrases

abominable snowman

Frequently Paired Words

abominable snowman Bigfoot sasquatch yowie

Synonyms

yeti Russian yeti

Homonyms

menke

Rhymes With

schenck henk schenk genk henke menke wenk shenk behnke enke wenck schrenk

Questions

How do you pronounce menk?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛŋk/.
What does menk mean?: 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.
Where does menk come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce menk

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