menoko

Ainu

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 女の子 (menoko).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mèꜛnókó/

Noun

menoko (Kana spelling メノコ)

1. woman (adult human female)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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