Chinese

Noun

大水

1. flood

Descendants

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) おおみ​ず [òómíꜜzù] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1]
• (Tokyo) お​おみず [óꜜòmìzù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːmizɯᵝ]

Noun

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

1. flood

Synonyms

• (flood): 洪水 (こうずい) ‎(kōzui)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese compound 大水 ‎(daj^H sywij^X, literally “great + water”). Compare modern Mandarin 大水 (dàshuǐ, “flood”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) たいすい [tàísúí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠isɯᵝi]

Noun

大水 ‎(hiragana たいすい, romaji taisui)

1. great river or lake
2. flood

Synonyms

• (flood): 洪水 (こうずい) ‎(kōzui)

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Okinawan

Etymology

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

Noun

大水 ‎(hiragana うーみじ, romaji ūmiji)

1. flood