大相撲

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 相 撲
おお
Grade: 1		 ずもう
Grade: 3 Grade: S
kun’yomi irregular

Etymology

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, big”) +‎ 相撲 (sumō, “sumo wrestling”).[1][2] The sumō changes to zumō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おおず​もー [òózúꜜmòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːzɨᵝmo̞ː]

Noun

大(おお)相撲(ずもう) • (ōzumō) ←おおずまふ (oozumafu)?

  1. a grand sumo wrestling tournament
  2. an exciting match, a long-drawn bout
  3. professional sumo wrestling

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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