laminakとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Basque.

名詞

laminak (複数形 laminaks または laminak)

1. A kind of fairy in Basque mythology, related to the Little People in Celtic lore.
   • 1989, The Journal of Indo-European Studies, volume 17, page 282:

     Basque folklore is full of references to a type of creature called the lamiñak, who, as we have seen, are the female counterparts of the cromlech-building Maide.

   • 1991, Patricia Edwards, Sweet Promised Land, page 233:

     She smiled, remembering the Basque story Zak had told her about the laminaks — little people who live in caves in the mountains and come into the house during the night, […]