English Explanatory Dictionary

Ainu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
  2. Synonym of Hokkaido (“a dog breed”).
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language.
name
  1. The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪnuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-Ainu.wav

Word forms

Ainu Ainus Aino

Etymology

Etymology tree Ainu アイヌbor. Japanese アイヌ (Ainu)der. English Ainu From Japanese アイヌ (Ainu), from Ainu aynu (“person”).

Synonyms

Hokkaido

Related words

Ainoid Wiktionary’s coverage of Ainu terms ain ⁠

Derived words

Ainuland Ainuness Ainuic
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