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Ainu

//ˈaɪnuː// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

    "In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]"

  2. 2
    Synonym of Hokkaido (“a dog breed”).

    "[…] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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