thunder beast

thunder beast · noun¹

Calque from Japanese 雷獣(らいじゅう) (raijū)

thunder beast · noun²

1. Lakota · calque ofwakíŋyaŋ
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromβροντή“thunder”
3. taxonomic name · calque ofBrontotheriidae
4. English todaythunder beast

A calque of taxonomic name Brontotheriidae, which is derived from Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”) + -idae, or else from its probable source, calque of Lakota wakíŋyaŋ, conventionally translated as "thunder beast" when referring to these creatures, though also translated as "thunderer" and literally "the flying one". ]

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