Курилы
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Russian
Etymology
One theory suggests that the islands' name was ultimately from Ainu クㇽ (“a person”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Кури́лы • (Kuríly) m inan pl (genitive Кури́л, plural only, relational adjective кури́льский)
- Kuril Islands, Kurils (an archipelago of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, some of which are claimed by Japan)
- Synonym: Кури́льские острова́ (Kurílʹskije ostrová)
Declension
Declension of Кури́лы (inan pl-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg)
Synonyms
- кури́лец (kurílec) (an inhabitant or indigenous person from the Kuril Islands; historical, an Ainu person)
Descendants
- → English: Kuril Islands