English
Iturup
Iturup comes from Russian Итуру́п, and goes back to Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ ‘island with many capes’.
- Ainumodernエツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼEtuworop-sir‘island with many capes’
- RussianmodernИтуру́пIturúp
- EnglishtodayIturup
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ainumodernエツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼEtuworop-sir‘island with many capes’
- RussianmodernИтуру́пIturúp
- EnglishtodayIturup
Every English word from Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ
Today it means
name The largest and northernmost island in the southern Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ / Iturup