カムィ

Ainu

Etymology

Possibly related to Old Japanese 神 (kamu, “god”). Modern Japanese 神 (kami) likely derives from kamu + i (Old Japanese emphatic nominal particle), producing *kamui, and then to Ainu kamuy.

Noun

カムィ (kamuy)

a god (deity)
(by extension from the god sense) a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)

Synonyms

(bear): チラマㇺテㇷ゚ (ciramamtep)

Derived terms

カムィフㇺベ (kamuy-humbe): orca
カムィチェㇷ゚ (kamuy-cep): salmon
カムィモシㇼ (kamuy mosir): land of the gods, heaven
キムンカムィ (kimun kamuy): bear

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