Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahy-noo]
- /ˈaɪ nu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahy-noo]
- /ˈaɪ nu/
Definitions of ainu word
- noun ainu a member of the aboriginal people of Japan, now mostly intermixed with Mongoloid immigrants whose skin colour is more yellowish 3
- noun ainu the language of this people, sometimes tentatively associated with Altaic, still spoken in parts of Hokkaido and elsewhere 3
- noun ainu a member of an indigenous people of Japan, now living mainly on Hokkaido and also on Sakhalin Island 3
- noun ainu the language of this people 3
- adjective ainu of the Ainus or their language or culture 3
- noun plural ainu a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese. 1
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Parts of speech for Ainu
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ainu popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ainu usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with ainu
- who are the ainu?
- who are the ainu people?
- what is ainu?
- where did the ainu come from?
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