ウタリ

Ainu

Alternative forms

• ウタラ
• ウタレ

Noun

ウタリ • (utari)

1. A friend, companion, or compatriot
2. Men or people generally
3. The Ainu people

References

Batchelor, John (1926) An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Kyobunkan

Japanese

Alternative spelling
同胞 (rare)

Etymology

From Ainu ウタリ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝta̠ɾʲi]

Noun

ウタリ • (utari) ^{←ウタリ (utari)?}

1. (used by ethnic Ainu) Ainu compatriot

   『若(わか)きウタリに』

   “Wakaki utari ni”

   To Young Utari (collection of poems by Yaeko Batchelor)