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Japanese
Etymology 1
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大鳥
鵬
鳳
鴻
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From 大 (ō-, “large, great”) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”).
Pronunciation
Noun
おおとり • (ōtori) ←おほとり (ofotori)?
- any large bird (crane, stork, swan, etc.)
- any majestic bird of legend (peng, fenghuang, phoenix, roc, etc.)
Proper noun
おおとり • (Ōtori) ←おほとり (ofotori)?
- 鵬: a surname
- 鳳: a surname
Etymology 2
From 大 (ō-, “large, great”) + 取り (tori, “taker → final performer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
おおとり or おおトリ • (ōtori) ←おほとり (ofotori)?
- the final performer of a whole performance
- Hypernym: 取り (tori)
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