レプンカムイ

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Ainu

Etymology

Compound of レㇷ゚ (rep, the sea, the ocean) +‎ ウン (un, of, in) +‎ カムイ (kamuy, spirit, god).

Noun

レプンカムイ (repun-kamuy)

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References

  • John Batchelor (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language), Tokyo, London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co.