selkie

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 海豹人, 海豹精
 * Danish: sælkvinde
 * Faroese: kópakona
 * French: ,
 * German: Selkie
 * Irish: maighdean mhara, banrón, leanbh-rón
 * Japanese: セルキー
 * Korean: 셀키
 * Manx: moidyn varrey
 * Russian: шелки, селки
 * Scots: selkie fowk,  silkie man,  selkie-wife
 * Scottish Gaelic: maighdeann-mhara, maighdeann-ròin