merman
merman noun: a legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
Noun
merman (plural mermen)
merman meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic
merman in Hindi
- legendary creature
- जलमानुस jalmānus, जलमानव jalmānav
merman in Urdu
- legendary creature
- جل مانس
merman in Tagalog
- legendary creature
- siyokoy
merman in Arabic
- legendary creature
- غرانق الماء
More languagesFewer languages
- merman in Persian
- دریامرد
- merman in Vietnamese
- người cá
- Sindhi
- جل مانس jl mā̃s
Examples of merman in a sentence
- Many people do not know about mermen, and I did not know about dwarfmaids.
- He was a marined, a merman, neither one thing nor the other.
- It’s a great way for merfolk—mermen, merteens, whoever—to connect with the water.
Synonyms of merman
Forms of merman
| plural | mermen |
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Origin of merman
From Middle English mereman, from Old English *meremann (“merman”) (suggested by Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”)), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Dutch meerman (“merman”), German Meermann (“merman”).
Words that rhyme with merman
Questions about merman
- What does merman mean?
- Merman means a legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
- What is merman in Hindi?
- Merman in Hindi is जलमानुस (jalmānus), जलमानव (jalmānav). See Merman meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is merman?
- Merman is a noun.
- What is the plural of merman?
- The plural of merman is mermen.
Words near merman in the dictionary
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