arakke
Ainu
Etymology
Either from Nivkh арак (arak), or directly from Proto-Tungusic *arakïï. Compare Manchu ᠠᡵᡴᡳ (arki), Evenki аракӣ (arakī), and Mongolian архи (arxi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /àꜛɾákké/
Noun
arakke (Kana spelling アラㇰケ)
- (dialectal, Sakhalin) alcohol, strong wine
References
- John Batchelor (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language), Tokyo; London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co., page 43