"蝦夷" meaning in Old Japanese

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Noun

Forms: Emi₁si [romanization], えみし [hiragana]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ainu, either from エンジュ (*enzyu) or エㇺチウ (*emchiu), both meaning “man, person”. According to the Kojiki-den, the kanji spelling 蝦 (“shrimp”) + 夷 (“barbarian”) is in reference to their hairiness and savagery. Etymology templates: {{bor|ojp|ain|-|sort=えみし}} Ainu, {{m|ain|エンジュ|tr=*enzyu}} エンジュ (*enzyu), {{m|ain|エㇺチウ|tr=*emchiu}} エㇺチウ (*emchiu), {{m|ja|蝦||shrimp}} 蝦 (“shrimp”), {{m|ja|夷||barbarian}} 夷 (“barbarian”) Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|kana|えみし|sort=えみし|tr=Emi₁si}} 蝦夷 (Emi₁si) (kana えみし)
  1. an ancient ethnic group that once lived on eastern and northeastern Japan and was possibly related to the Ainu people Wikipedia link: Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, Kojiki-den, ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Derived forms: 荒蝦夷 (ara-Emi1si) (english: rough Emishi oppose to the Yamato court), 熟蝦夷 (niki1-Emi1si) (english: gentle Emishi allied with the Yamato court)

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