"八岐大蛇" meaning in Japanese

See 八岐大蛇 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ja̠ma̠ta̠ no̞ o̞ɾo̞t͡ɕi] Forms: 八岐大蛇 [canonical] (ruby: 八岐大蛇(やまたのおろち)), 八岐大蛇 [canonical] (ruby: 八岐大蛇(ヤマタノオロチ)), yamatanoworoti [romanization], やまたのをろち [hiragana, historical], ヤマタノヲロチ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 八(や) (ya, “eight”) + 股(また) (mata, “crotch, branch, fork”) + 大蛇(おろち) (orochi, “python, large snake”). 岐 and 大蛇(おろち) (orochi) are jukujikun (熟字訓); see the latter for more. Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|八|や|股|また|大蛇|おろち|t1=eight|t2=crotch, branch, fork|t3=python, large snake}} 八(や) (ya, “eight”) + 股(また) (mata, “crotch, branch, fork”) + 大蛇(おろち) (orochi, “python, large snake”), {{ja-l/helper|岐||}} 岐, {{ja-l|岐}} 岐, {{ja-r|大蛇|おろち}} 大蛇(おろち) (orochi), {{sortkey|ja|八岐大蛇}} やまたのおろち, {{juku}} jukujikun (熟字訓) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|^やまた の ^おろち|^ヤマタ ノ ^オロチ|hist1=やまたのをろち|hist2=ヤマタノヲロチ}} 八岐大蛇(やまたのおろち) or 八岐大蛇(ヤマタノオロチ) • (Yamata no Orochi) ^(←やまたのをろち (yamatanoworoti) or ヤマタノヲロチ (yamatanoworoti)?)
  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) Yamata no Orochi, a legendary dragon that was slain by Susanoo Wikipedia link: ja:ヤマタノオロチ Tags: Japanese Categories (topical): Dragons, Eight, Japanese mythology, Shinto

Alternative forms

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