English

Alternative forms

• Aino

Adjective

Ainu ‎(not comparable)

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

Translations

Proper noun

Ainu

1. An ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
2. The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.

Translations

Derived terms

• Ainuness

See also

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

Ainu

Alternative forms

• aynu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔajnu/

Proper noun

Ainu (アイヌ)

1. man
2. The Ainu people.

Estonian

Proper noun

Ainu

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

Finnish

Noun

ainu

1. an Ainu
2. the Ainu language

Declension

Synonyms

• (language): ainun kieli

Derived terms

• ainunkielinen
• ainuntaa

Anagrams

• unia

Portuguese

ainu

Etymology

From Ainu アイヌ ‎(aynu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ajˈnu]

Adjective

ainu ‎(plural, not comparable)

1. Ainu (pertaining to ethnic group or language)

Noun

ainu m f (plural ainus)

1. Ainu (member of the ethnic group)
2. (uncountable) Ainu language.

Spanish

Adjective

ainu m, f ‎(plural ainus)

1. Ainu (pertaining to the language or people)

Noun

ainu m, f ‎(plural ainus)

1. An Ainu person.

ainu m ‎(uncountable)

1. The Ainu language.