マンモス

Japanese

Etymology

From English mammoth.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) マ​ンモス [máꜜǹmòsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mã̠mːo̞sɨᵝ]

Noun

マンモス • (manmosu) 

1. a mammoth (elephant-like mammal)
   • 1999 February 4, “マンモスの墓(はか)場(ば) [Mammoth Graveyard]”, in Vol.1, Konami:

     仲(なか)間(ま)のお墓(はか)を守(まも)るマンモス。墓(はか)荒(あ)らしを容(よう)赦(しゃ)なく攻(こう)撃(げき)。

     Nakama no ohaka o mamoru manmosu. Hakārashi o yōshanaku kōgeki.

     A mammoth that guards the graves of its kind. It will mercilessly fend off grave robbers.