Japanese

Noun

大蛇 ‎(hiragana だいじゃ, romaji daija)

1. a large snake

Etymology 2

/woro₂ti/: *[worəti] → [woroti] → [orotɕi]. Possibly from 尾ろ ‎(woro₂, “tail”) + 霊 ‎(chi, “spirit”).

Noun

大蛇 ‎(hiragana おろち, romaji orochi, historical hiragana をろち)

1. 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 [...]

See also

• 蟒蛇 (うわばみ) ‎(uwabami)
• 蛇 (くちなわ) ‎(kuchinawa), 蛇 (へび) ‎(hebi), 蛇 (へみ) ‎(hemi)

References

• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 978-4-653-00507-0, published 1968.