Habomai

English

Etymology

From Japanese 歯舞 (Habomai). Ultimately from Ainu ハ アプ オマ イ (ha apu oma i), meaning "the islet where the drift ice retreats".

Proper noun

Habomai

  1. Habomai Islands, several islands of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.

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