カムィ

Ainu

Etymology

From Classical Ainu カムィ (kamuy). Possibly related to Old Japanese (kamu, god). Modern Japanese (kami) likely derives from kamu + i (Old Japanese emphatic nominal particle), producing *kamui, and then to Ainu kamuy.

Noun

カムィ (kamuy)

  1. a god (deity)
  2. (by extension from the god sense) a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
    Synonym: チラマㇺテㇷ゚ (ciramamtep)

Derived terms

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