ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ
Ainu
Etymology
ヤㇺ
(
“
cold
”
)
+
ワッカ
(
“
water
”
)
+
ナイ
(
“
river
”
)
Proper noun
ヤㇺ
ワッカ
ナイ
• (
yam wakka nay
)
Wakkanai
(a
city
in
Sōya
subprefecture, on the north coast of
Hokkaido
Prefecture
,
Japan
)
Related terms
ヤㇺマㇰカ
(
“
cold water
”
)
Descendants
→
Japanese:
稚内
→
English:
Wakkanai