Etymology

Ainu

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Today it means: A member of the ethnic group indigenous to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Full definition →

Japanese アイヌ (Ainu) ← Ainu アイヌ
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  1. Ainuアイヌ
  2. Japaneseアイヌ (Ainu)
  3. English todayAinu

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.