infantimigulo

Esperanto

Etymology

From infano (“child”) +‎ timigi (“to frighten”) +‎ -ulo (person possessing the quality of the root word).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /infantimiˈɡulo/
  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Hyphenation: in‧fan‧ti‧mi‧gu‧lo

Noun

infantimigulo (accusative singular infantimigulon, plural infantimiguloj, accusative plural infantimigulojn)

  1. bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster found in children's stories)
    Synonyms: koŝmarulo, sonĝaĉulo
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