Etymology

onibi

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Today it means: The will o' the wisp. Full definition →

Japanese 鬼火
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from鬼火
  2. English todayonibi

Borrowed from Japanese 鬼火 (literally “ghost fire”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.