大蛇
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 蛇 |
| おろち | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: S |
| jukujikun | |
/woro2ti/ → */worəti/ → /woroti/ → /orotɕi/
Possibly from 尾ろ (woro2, “tail”) + 霊 (chi, “spirit”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (literal) a large snake
- 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 8, page 55:
- 虵 [...] 一名久知奈波、日本紀私記云、虵、乎路知 [...] 毒虫也 [...]
- Serpent One name is kuchinawa, the Nihongi Private Records call it serpent, orochi. It is a venomous creature
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 蛇 |
| だい Grade: 1 |
じゃ Grade: S |
| goon | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
- (literal) a large snake
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.