大蛇
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 蛇 |
おお > お Grade: 1 |
ろち Grade: S |
Irregular |
/woro2ti/: *[worəti] → [woroti] → [orotɕi]. Possibly from 尾ろ (woro2, “tail”) + 霊 (chi, “spirit”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).
Noun
大蛇 (hiragana おろち, rōmaji orochi, historical hiragana をろち)
- (literally) a large snake
- 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 8, page 55:
- 虵 [...] 一名久知奈波、日本紀私記云、虵、乎路知 [...] 毒虫也 [...]
- 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 8, page 55:
Noun
大蛇 (hiragana だいじゃ, rōmaji daija)
- (literally) a large snake
References
- Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.
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