English
Wakkanai
Wakkanai comes from Japanese 稚内, and goes back to Ainu ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ ‘cold water river’.
- Ainumodernヤㇺ ワッカ ナイyam wakka nay‘cold water river’
- Japanesemodern稚内Wakkanai
- EnglishtodayWakkanai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ainumodernヤㇺ ワッカ ナイyam wakka nay‘cold water river’
- Japanesemodern稚内Wakkanai
- EnglishtodayWakkanai
Every English word from Ainu ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ
Today it means
name A city in Sōya subprefecture, on the north coast of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ainu ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ / Wakkanai