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menoko

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Ainu

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 女の子 (menoko).

Pronunciation

Noun

menoko (Kana spelling メノコ)

  1. woman (adult female human)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

  • (dialectal) siwentep
  • (obsolete) mat-ainu

Japanese

Romanization

menoko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of めのこ

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