ポㇰナモシㇼ

Ainu

Etymology

ポㇰナ (“below”) +‎ モシㇼ (“world”)

Noun

ポㇰナモシㇼ • (pokna mosir)

1. the underworld, the world of the dead

Synonyms

• ポㇰナシㇼ (“the underworld, hell”)

Antonyms

• カムイモシㇼ (kamuy mosir, “heaven”)

Derived terms

• テイネポㇰナモシㇼ (“teyne pokna mosir, the "damp underworld", a hellish realm where evil kamuy and people are banished into”)

Coordinate terms

• アフンルパㇽ (entrance to the underworld)