Wakkanai

English

Etymology

From Japanese 稚内 (Wakkanai), ultimately from Ainu ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ (yam wakka nay, “cold water river”).

Proper noun

Wakkanai

1. A city on the north coast of Hokkaido, Japan.

Translations

a city in Japan

• Ainu: ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ (Yam Wakka Nay)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 稚內／稚内 (zh) (Zhìnèi)

• Greek: Γουακκαναϊ (Gouakkanaï)
• Japanese: 稚内 (わっかない, Wakkanai)
• Korean: 왓카나이 (Watkanai)
• Marathi: वाक्कानाइ n (vākkānāi)
• Russian: Ваккана́й (ru) m (Vakkanáj)