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Japanese
Etymology 1
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(This term, えびす, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as えびす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as えびす.)
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Etymology 2
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- (historical) Synonym of 蝦夷 (Ezo): an ancient ethnic group attested in the Nihon Shoki that once lived on what is now the Kantō, Hokuriku and Tōhoku regions, likely as far as Hokkaido, possibly related to the Ainu people; dubbed "barbarians" or "savages" by the Yamato.
- a person living far away from the 都 (miyako, “capital”), loosely translated to "bumpkin" or "hick"
- (regional, derogatory) a barbarian, savage, especially referring to the 東夷 (azuma-ebisu, “warrior from the eastern parts of Japan”)
- (by extension, derogatory) a foreigner
- a surname
- alternative spelling of 恵比須 (Ebisu), a Shinto god
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(This term, えびす, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as えびす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as えびす.)
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