Yemishi

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Dated spelling of Emishi. plural, plural-only

Etymology

From Japanese èŠć€· (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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