English Explanatory Dictionary

Yemishi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dated spelling of Emishi.

Word forms

Yemishi

Etymology

From Japanese 蝦夷 (Emishi). The initial y- (also found in Yedo, Yezo, etc.) resulted from the merging between え (e) and 𛀁 (ye) into the latter in the 10th century CE.

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