おおとり

おおとり

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
大鳥 鵬 鳳 鴻

From 大 (ō-, “large, great”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おおとり [òótórí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːto̞ɾʲi]

Noun

おおとり • (ōtori) ^{←おほとり (ofotori)?}

1. any large bird (crane, stork, swan, etc.)
2. any majestic bird of legend (peng, fenghuang, phoenix, roc, etc.)

Proper noun

おおとり • (Ōtori) ^{←おほとり (ofotori)?}

1. 鵬: a surname
2. 鳳: a surname

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
大取り 大トリ

From 大 (ō-, “large, great”) +‎ 取り (tori, “taker → final performer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːto̞ɾʲi]

Noun

おおとり or おおトリ • (ōtori) ^{←おほとり (ofotori)?}

1. the final performer of a whole performance

   Hypernym: 取り (tori)

References

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