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Yuki

Yuki noun: a Native American people from northern California.

Noun

Yuki pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Native American people from northern California.

Proper noun (1)

Yuki

  1. The language of this people.

Proper noun (2)

Yuki

  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Proper noun (3)

Yuki

  1. A male given name from Japanese.

Origin of Yuki

Probably from Wintu yu·keh (“enemies; Yuki”)

Borrowed from Japanese ゆき (Yuki).

Borrowed from Japanese ゆうき (Yūki).

Questions about Yuki

What does Yuki mean?
Yuki means a Native American people from northern California.
What part of speech is Yuki?
Yuki can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Yuki in the dictionary

  1. yuke
  2. yuked
  3. yukes
  4. yukgaejang
  5. yukhoe
  6. Yuki
  7. yuki-onna
  8. Yukian
  9. Yukie
  10. Yukies
  11. yukigassen

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