カムイチェㇷ゚

Ainu

Etymology

Compound of カムイ (kamuy, “bear; god”) +‎ チェㇷ゚ (cep, “fish”).

Noun

カムイチェㇷ゚ • (kamuy-cep)

1. salmon

   Synonyms: シペ (sipe, literally “true food”), サキペ (sakipe, literally “summer food”)

References

• John Batchelor (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language)‎^[1], Tokyo, London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co.
• 中級アイヌ語―美幌― (Chūkyū Ainu-go - Bihoro, “Intermediate Ainu: Bihoro”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), Sapporo, Hokkaidō: 財団法人アイヌ文化振興・研究推進機構 (Zaidan Hōjin Ainu Bunka Shinkō / Kenkyū Suishin Kikō, “Foundation for the Advancement, Research, and Promotion of Ainu Culture”), 2011

• 中級アイヌ語―千歳― (Chūkyū Ainu-go - Chitose, “Intermediate Ainu: Chitose”)‎^[3] (in Japanese), Sapporo, Hokkaidō: 財団法人アイヌ文化振興・研究推進機構 (Zaidan Hōjin Ainu Bunka Shinkō / Kenkyū Suishin Kikō, “Foundation for the Advancement, Research, and Promotion of Ainu Culture”), 2011