Ainu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably derived from Ainu サマ (sama, to stretch out, lie flat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sàꜛmánpé/, /sàꜛmámpé/

Noun

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サマンペ (Latin spelling samanpe)

  1. flounder
  2. any kind of fish
  3. (slang) vagina

References

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  • 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., page 386