rikunkamuy

Ainu

Etymology

From rikun (“above, skies, heaven”) +‎ kamuy (“spirit, god”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾiꜛkun.kaꜛmuj/

Noun

rikunkamuy (Kana spelling リクンカムイ)

  1. (Sakhalin, religious, respectful) A deity said to have descended from the heavens and raised a young boy whose village was destroyed by a demon; associated with rabbits / hares.
    “Neteh, orowa sinehto rikunkamuy niskuru orowa kamuyhenke iwo-neka kusu tan toyka-ta ran manu.”
    “And one day the deity of the sky, the grandfather deity of the sky, went down to the ground to investigate.”
    This is a verse of a yukar (traditional Ainu epic)

Synonyms: epetke, epethe, isepo, isopo, kaykuma, osuke, raykuma, tukisarus

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