English
HM slave
HM slave comes from Japanese ひでんマシン ‘Secret Machine’.
- JapanesemodernひでんマシンHiden Mashin‘Secret Machine’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001HM slave
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- JapanesemodernひでんマシンHiden Mashin‘Secret Machine’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001HM slave
Earliest quotation: 2001, [email protected], Re: Smeargle just an ugly smear in your team?: “That leaves Flash, Waterfall, Fly, and (not a HM,…”
Every English word from Japanese ひでんマシン
Today it means
noun A Pokémon retained by the player to use Hidden Machine moves (certain moves that usually help in exploring the world of the games).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese ひでんマシン / HM slave