Ainu

See also: ainu

English

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Etymology

From Japanese アイヌ (“Ainu”), from Ainu アィヌ (aynu, “person”).

Noun

Ainu (plural Ainu)

  1. A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

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Adjective

Ainu (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language.

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Proper noun

Ainu

  1. The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.

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Anagrams

Ainu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔajnu/

Proper noun

Ainu (アイヌ)

  1. man
  2. The Ainu people.

Estonian

Proper noun

Ainu

  1. A female given name, a rather rare variant of Aino.

Malay

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ai̯nu/

Proper noun

Ainu

  1. Ainu people, Ainu (ethnic group)
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