menoko

Ainu

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 女の子 (menoko).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mèꜛnókó/

Noun

menoko (Kana spelling メノコ)

woman (adult human female)

Usage notes

This term has replaced the native words for "woman" in modern Ainu.

Synonyms

(dialectal) siwentep
(obsolete) mat-ainu

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