カムイ

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Ainu [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Possibly related to Old Japanese  (kamu, god). Modern Japanese  (kami) likely derives from kamu + i (Old Japanese emphatic nominal particle), producing *kamui, very similar to Ainu kamuy.

Pronunciation [edit]

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Noun [edit]

カムイ (kamuy)

  1. god

Derived terms [edit]