also: あつし
noun
attus; elm bark cloth; Ainu traditional bark textile
Traditional Ainu textile made from the inner bark of the elm tree, used for clothing. The word is a loan from Ainu.
from Ainu
アイヌの伝統的な衣服であるアットゥシは、オヒョウの樹皮から作られる。
Attus, a traditional Ainu garment, is made from the bark of the Japanese elm.
博物館でアットゥシの織物を見学した。
I saw attus textiles at the museum.
Simplified katakana spelling, also common.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used.
Borrowed from Ainu アットゥシ (attus), meaning elm bark cloth.