Ainu

Alternative forms

• Aino

Etymology

From Japanese アイヌ (“Ainu”), from Ainu アィヌ (aynu, “person”).

Noun

Ainu (plural Ainu)

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

Adjective

Ainu (not comparable)

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

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.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Ainu terms
• Ainu people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ainu language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Ainu, ain

Anagrams

• inau, unai

Alternative forms

• aynu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔajnu/

Proper noun

Ainu (アイヌ)

1. man
2. The Ainu people.

Proper noun

Ainu

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ai̯nu/

Proper noun

Ainu

1. Ainu people, Ainu (ethnic group)