ainu
Portuguese, noun/ajˈnu/
ainu is spelled A-I-N-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 129,832nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ainu is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Ainu (member of the ethnic group)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo do povo ainu”.
What does ainu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineAinu (pertaining to ethnic group or language)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineAinu (member of the ethnic group)
- 2
femininemasculineAinu language
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao ainus, povo indígena que habita regiões do Japão e Rússia
noun: 1. indivíduo do povo ainu
noun: 1. língua isolada falada por essa etnia
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ainu
- ainus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ainu?
- Brazil /ajˈnu/
- Brazil [aɪ̯ˈnu]
- Portugal /ajˈnu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ainu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ainu in Portuguese?
ainu appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).