Etymograph

English

kigu

Kigu comes from Japanese 着ぐるみ ‘cartoon-character costume, a full body…’.

  1. Japanesemodern着ぐるみkigurumi‘cartoon-character costume, a full body costume, typically of an animal’
  2. Englishtodaykigu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern着ぐるみkigurumi‘cartoon-character costume, a full body costume, typically of an animal’
  2. Englishtodaykigu

Today it means

noun A full-body costume of a cartoon character.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese 着ぐるみ / kigu