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merperson

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From mer- + person.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 人魚 /人鱼 (jan4 jyu4) — mythological creature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人魚 /人鱼 (rényú) — mythological creature
  • French: ondin — mythological creature
  • Japanese: 人魚 (ningyo) — mythological creature
  • Korean: 인어 (ineo) — mythological creature
  • Lao: ເງືອກ (ngư̄ak) — mythological creature
  • Latin: triton — mythological creature
  • Latin: siren — mythological creature
  • Polish: syrena — mythological creature
  • Russian: руса́лка (rusálka) — mythological creature
  • Thai: เงือก (ngʉ̂ʉak) — mythological creature
  • Vietnamese: nhân ngư — mythological creature