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