Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ubume

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ubume
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese yokai that appears as a crone with a child in her arms, imploring the passer-by to hold her infant, then disappearing; the child then proves to be a heavy boulder.

Etymology

From Japanese 産女.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 産女

Questions

What does ubume mean?: A Japanese yokai that appears as a crone with a child in her arms, imploring the passer-by to hold her infant, then disappearing; the child then proves to be a heavy boulder.
Where does ubume come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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