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: 大水 (たいすい) (taisui)

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. 1 2 3 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.