コロポックル

noun

mythical Ainu dwarf god

A small, dwarf-like being from Ainu folklore, often said to live under butterbur leaves. Used in discussions of Ainu mythology and occasionally in popular culture.

from Ainu

• アイヌの伝でん説せつには、コロポックルという小ちいさな神かみが登とう場じょうする。

  In Ainu legends, a small god called koropokkuru appears.