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Japanese
Etymology
Likely a corruption of 尼彦(amabiko) , a mythical creature said to foretell disease or poor harvest. Attested since at least 1846 (see quotation below).
1999 [1846], Yumoto Kōichi, Meiji yōkai shinbun [Meiji-era monster newspapers], reproduction of original woodblock print, page 196:
私ハ海中ニ住アマビヱト申者也
watakushi wa kaichū ni jū amabie to saru mono nari
I am the creature called amabie that lives in the sea
2020 November 9, “‘Tōmi suna no amabie mappu’ kōkai [‘Tomi sand amabie map’ released]”, in Tōmi-shi [Tomi city office], archived from the original on 23 October 2020:
