# ainu
## Estonian
### Adjective

ainu
* genitive singular of ainus

### Noun

ainu
* genitive singular of ainus

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese アイヌ, from Ainu アイヌ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑi̯nu/, [ˈɑ̝i̯nu]
* Rhymes: -ɑinu
* Hyphenation: ai‧nu

### Noun

ainu
* Ainu (person)
* Ainu (language)
* (in the plural) Ainu (ethnic group)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ainu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ainuni
ainuni
accusative
nom.
ainuni
ainuni
gen.
ainuni
genitive
ainuni
ainujeni
partitive
ainuani
ainujani
inessive
ainussani
ainuissani
elative
ainustani
ainuistani
illative
ainuuni
ainuihini
adessive
ainullani
ainuillani
ablative
ainultani
ainuiltani
allative
ainulleni
ainuilleni
essive
ainunani
ainuinani
translative
ainukseni
ainuikseni
abessive
ainuttani
ainuittani
instructive
comitative
—ainuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ainusi
ainusi
accusative
nom.
ainusi
ainusi
gen.
ainusi
genitive
ainusi
ainujesi
partitive
ainuasi
ainujasi
inessive
ainussasi
ainuissasi
elative
ainustasi
ainuistasi
illative
ainuusi
ainuihisi
adessive
ainullasi
ainuillasi
ablative
ainultasi
ainuiltasi
allative
ainullesi
ainuillesi
essive
ainunasi
ainuinasi
translative
ainuksesi
ainuiksesi
abessive
ainuttasi
ainuittasi
instructive
comitative
—ainuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ainumme
ainumme
accusative
nom.
ainumme
ainumme
gen.
ainumme
genitive
ainumme
ainujemme
partitive
ainuamme
ainujamme
inessive
ainussamme
ainuissamme
elative
ainustamme
ainuistamme
illative
ainuumme
ainuihimme
adessive
ainullamme
ainuillamme
ablative
ainultamme
ainuiltamme
allative
ainullemme
ainuillemme
essive
ainunamme
ainuinamme
translative
ainuksemme
ainuiksemme
abessive
ainuttamme
ainuittamme
instructive
comitative
—ainuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ainunne
ainunne
accusative
nom.
ainunne
ainunne
gen.
ainunne
genitive
ainunne
ainujenne
partitive
ainuanne
ainujanne
inessive
ainussanne
ainuissanne
elative
ainustanne
ainuistanne
illative
ainuunne
ainuihinne
adessive
ainullanne
ainuillanne
ablative
ainultanne
ainuiltanne
allative
ainullenne
ainuillenne
essive
ainunanne
ainuinanne
translative
ainuksenne
ainuiksenne
abessive
ainuttanne
ainuittanne
instructive
comitative
—ainuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ainunsa
ainunsa
accusative
nom.
ainunsa
ainunsa
gen.
ainunsa
genitive
ainunsa
ainujensa
partitive
ainuaan ainuansa
ainujaan ainujansa
inessive
ainussaan ainussansa
ainuissaan ainuissansa
elative
ainustaan ainustansa
ainuistaan ainuistansa
illative
ainuunsa
ainuihinsa
adessive
ainullaan ainullansa
ainuillaan ainuillansa
ablative
ainultaan ainultansa
ainuiltaan ainuiltansa
allative
ainulleen ainullensa
ainuilleen ainuillensa
essive
ainunaan ainunansa
ainuinaan ainuinansa
translative
ainukseen ainuksensa
ainuikseen ainuiksensa
abessive
ainuttaan ainuttansa
ainuittaan ainuittansa
instructive
comitative
—ainuineen ainuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (language): ainun kieli

#### Derived terms

* ainuntaa
* ainunkielinen

### Further reading

* “ainu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Auni, unia

## Juba Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic عَايَنَ (ʕāyana) +‎ -u (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Nubi ayinu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈainu/, [ˈa.ɪ.nʊ]

### Verb

ainu
* to see
    Ita ainu arabiiya taniina? ― Have you seen our car?
* to look at
* to watch

### References

* Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎, 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 119
* Richard L. Watson (2015) Juba Arabic for Beginners, SIL International

## Manchu
### Romanization

ainu
* Romanization of ᠠᡳᠨᡠ

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Ainu アイヌ (aynu).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ajˈnu/ [aɪ̯ˈnu]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ajˈnu/
* Rhymes: -u

### Adjective

ainu m or f (plural ainus, not comparable)
* Ainu (pertaining to ethnic group or language)

### Noun

ainu m or f by sense (plural ainus)
* Ainu (member of the ethnic group)
* (uncountable) Ainu language

## Spanish
### Adjective

ainu m or f (masculine and feminine plural ainus)
* Ainu (pertaining to the language or people)

### Noun

ainu m or f by sense (plural ainus)
* an Ainu person

### Noun

ainu m (uncountable)
* Ainu (language)