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yamanba

yamanba noun: a mountain hag in Japanese folklore.

Noun

yamanba (plural yamanbas or yamanba)

  1. A mountain hag in Japanese folklore.
  2. A Japanese fashion style with dark skin, bleached or dyed hair, and bright white and light-colored makeup around the eyes and lips.

Forms of yamanba

pluralyamanbas
pluralyamanba

Origin of yamanba

From Japanese やまんば.

Questions about yamanba

What does yamanba mean?
Yamanba means a mountain hag in Japanese folklore.
What part of speech is yamanba?
Yamanba is a noun.
What is the plural of yamanba?
The plural of yamanba is yamanbas.

Words near yamanba in the dictionary

  1. Yamamuras
  2. Yaman
  3. Yamanaka
  4. Yamanakas
  5. Yamanashi
  6. yamanba
  7. yamanbas
  8. Yamane
  9. Yamanes
  10. Yamanoue
  11. Yamantaka

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