List of Ainu Terms - Y

Y

• ya (ヤ) - net
• ya (ヤ) - land (as opposed to sea, river, etc.), shore, (river)bank
• ye (イェ) - to say
  • ayep (アイェプ) - that which is called ~, that which is said to be ~
• yuk (ユク) - deer
• yam (ヤム) - to be cold (to the touch)
• yam (ヤム) - chestnut
• yup (ユプ) - older brother (explicitly possessed form yupi or yupihi)
  • yupo (ユポ) - older brother (dialectal variants include yuppo and yuhpo; probably from an earlier */yup-po/ < /yup/ "older brother" + /po/ "small; diminutive suffix")
• yukar (ユーカㇻ) - traditional Ainu sagas