释义 |
ai·nu \ˈīˌnü sometimes -ˌnyü\ noun also ai·no \-ˌnō\ (plural ainu also ainus or ainos) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ainu, literally, man 1. a. : an indigenous Caucasoid people of Japan formerly occupying all or most of the archipelago but now confined to part of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and parts of the Kurile islands b. : a member of such people 2. : the language of the Ainu people |