大水

Chinese
 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 water; river
simp. and trad.
(大水)		 大 水

Pronunciation

Noun

大水

  1. flood

Synonyms

See also

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (大水):

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
大 水
おお
Grade: 1		 みず
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 大 (ō, “great”) +‎ 水 (mizu, “water”).

Pronunciation

Noun

大水 (hiragana おおみず, rōmaji ōmizu, historical hiragana おほみづ)

  1. flood
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
大 水
たい
Grade: 1		 すい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 大水 (dajH sywijX, literally “great + water”). Compare modern Mandarin 大水 (dàshuǐ, “flood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

大水 (hiragana たいすい, rōmaji taisui)

  1. great river or lake
  2. flood
Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Etymology

Compound of 大 (ū, “great”) +‎ 水 (miji, “water”).

Noun

大水 (hiragana うーみじ, romaji ūmiji)

  1. flood
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