kelpie
英 ['kelp?]
- n. 馬形水鬼（蘇格蘭民間傳說中能誘人自溺或預(yù)告人們將溺死）；澳大利亞護羊犬
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?kelpies;
中文詞源
kelpie 水妖，馬形水鬼
蘇格蘭民間傳說中能誘人自溺或預(yù)告人們將溺死的水妖，常為馬的形狀，可能來自蓋爾語colpa,母牛，母馬。
英文詞源
- kelpie (n.)
- 1747, Scottish, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Gaelic colpach "heifer, steer, colt;" colpa "cow, horse." The Lowland name of a demon in the shape of a horse that was reputed to haunt lakes and rivers and to delight in causing drownings. But unlike its equivalents in Danish (n?kken) and Icelandic (nykur), it occasionally was benevolent, especially to millers by keeping their streams running.