Ainu

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Etymology

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

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Noun

Ainu (plural Ainu)

  1. A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

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Adjective

Ainu (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language.

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Proper noun

Ainu

  1. The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.

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Proper noun

Ainu (アィヌ)

  1. man
  2. The Ainu people.

Estonian

Proper noun

Ainu

  1. a female given name of rather rare usage, variant of Aino

Japanese

Romanization

Ainu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アイヌ

Malay

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Proper noun

Ainu

  1. Ainu people, Ainu (ethnic group)