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Japanese
Etymology
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki, the oldest extant historical record of ancient Japan, completed in 712 CE.
Derived from 八 (ya, “eight → many”) + 雲 (kumo, “cloud”) + 立つ (tatsu, “to rise, stand”).
Adnominal
八雲立つ • (ya kumo tatsu)
- many clouds rising, an allusion to 出雲 (Izumo, a placename, especially Izumo Province)
Usage notes
Some scholars interpret the allusion to 出づる雲 (izuru kumo, “layered clouds”) instead of 出雲 (Izumo).[1]
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:八雲立つ.
References
- ^ Norinaga Motoori (2007) Michael F. Marra, editor, The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 137
Old Japanese
Etymology
Derived from 八 (ya, “eight → many”) + 雲 (kumo1, “cloud”) + 立つ (tatu, “to rise, stand”).
Adnominal
八雲立つ (ya kumo1 tatu) (kana やくもたつ)
- many clouds rising, an allusion to 出雲 (Idumo1, a placename, especially Izumo Province)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:八雲立つ.