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iomante

iomante noun: an Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear (or sometimes an owl) is raised for two years and then sacrificed.

Noun

iomante (plural iomante)

  1. An Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear (or sometimes an owl) is raised for two years and then sacrificed.

Forms of iomante

pluraliomante
alternative formiyomante

Origin of iomante

Borrowed from Japanese イヨマンテ.

Questions about iomante

What does iomante mean?
Iomante means an Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear (or sometimes an owl) is raised for two years and then sacrificed.
What part of speech is iomante?
Iomante is a noun.
What is the plural of iomante?
The plural of iomante is iomante.

Words near iomante in the dictionary

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  2. IOLTA
  3. IOM
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  6. iomante
  7. iomazenil
  8. iomeprol
  9. iometopane
  10. IOMMU
  11. IOMMUs

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