チャシ

Ainu

Etymology

From Classical Ainu チャシ (casi). Possibly cognate with, or derived from, Old Korean 城叱 (*CAs).

Noun

チャシ • (chashi)

1. a fence or enclosure
2. a fortress

References

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