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Han character
虎 (Kangxi radical 141, 虍+2, 8 strokes, cangjie input 卜心竹弓 (YPHN) or 卜心竹山 (YPHU), four-corner 21217, composition ⿸虍儿(JKT) or ⿸虍几(GV))
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1073, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32675
- Dae Jaweon: page 1539, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2819, character 2
- Unihan data for U+864E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Ancient script | Small seal script |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (虍) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 唬 | *qʰraːs, *kʷraːɡ |
| 戲 | *qʰral, *qʰrals, *qʰaː |
| 巇 | *qʰra |
| 隵 | *qʰra |
| 嚱 | *qʰras |
| 盧 | *b·raː |
| 鑪 | *raː |
| 壚 | *raː |
| 籚 | *raː |
| 蘆 | *raː, *ra |
| 顱 | *b·raː |
| 髗 | *b·raː |
| 鱸 | *raː |
| 攎 | *raː |
| 櫨 | *raː |
| 轤 | *raː |
| 黸 | *raː |
| 獹 | *raː |
| 鸕 | *raː |
| 艫 | *raː |
| 纑 | *raː |
| 瀘 | *raː |
| 瓐 | *raː |
| 爐 | *raː |
| 嚧 | *raː |
| 矑 | *b·raː |
| 罏 | *raː |
| 蠦 | *raː |
| 虜 | *raːʔ |
| 擄 | *raːʔ |
| 艣 | *raːʔ |
| 鐪 | *raːʔ |
| 虖 | *qʰaː, *qʰʷa, *qʰaː, *qʰʷa |
| 虍 | *qʰaː |
| 雐 | *qʰʷlaː |
| 虎 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 琥 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 萀 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 臚 | *b·ra |
| 廬 | *ra |
| 驢 | *b·ra |
| 藘 | *ra |
| 爈 | *ra, *ras |
| 櫖 | *ra, *ras |
| 儢 | *raʔ |
| 慮 | *ras |
| 勴 | *ras |
| 鑢 | *ras |
| 濾 | *ras |
| 攄 | *r̥ʰa |
| 處 | *kʰljaʔ, *kʰljas |
| 豦 | *kas, *ɡa |
| 據 | *kas |
| 鐻 | *kas, *ɡa, *ɡaʔ |
| 澽 | *kas, *ɡas |
| 虛 | *kʰa, *qʰa |
| 墟 | *kʰa |
| 懅 | *ɡa |
| 蘧 | *ɡa, *ɡʷa |
| 籧 | *ɡa |
| 醵 | *ɡa, *ɡas, *ɡaɡ |
| 璩 | *ɡa |
| 虡 | *ɡaʔ |
| 遽 | *ɡas |
| 勮 | *ɡas |
| 噓 | *qʰa, *qʰas |
| 驉 | *qʰa |
| 歔 | *qʰa |
| 魖 | *qʰa |
| 膚 | *pla |
| 虧 | *kʰʷral |
| 噱 | *ɡaɡ |
| 臄 | *ɡaɡ |
| 劇 | *ɡaɡ |
| 諕 | *qʰʷraːɡ |
Pictogram (象形) . 虍 represents the tiger's head. The torso has disappeared and the legs and the tail have transformed into 人 in the small seal script and later 儿 in the clerical script.
Etymology 1
| trad. | 虎 | |
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| simp. # | 虎 | |
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A tiger.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la (“tiger”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ (“tiger”). Cognate with 菟 (OC *daː) in 於菟 (OC *qa daː, “tiger”). Compare Vietnamese khái ("tiger"). Hill (2019) compares it to Tibetan སྟག (stag, “tiger”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
虎
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 老虎 (“tiger”) [map]
Compounds
- 三人成虎 (sānrénchénghǔ)
- 人中龍虎／人中龙虎
- 以肉餧虎／以肉喂虎
- 伏虎擒龍／伏虎擒龙
- 伏虎降龍／伏虎降龙
- 倒豎虎鬚／倒竖虎须 (dàoshùhǔxū)
- 兩虎共鬥／两虎共斗
- 兩虎相爭／两虎相争
- 兩虎相鬥／两虎相斗
- 劍齒虎／剑齿虎 (jiànchǐhǔ)
- 勢如騎虎／势如骑虎
- 勢成騎虎／势成骑虎
- 名魁虎榜
- 哮虎
- 喫虎膽／吃虎胆
- 坐家虎
- 壁虎 (bìhǔ)
- 大人虎變／大人虎变
- 大賢虎變／大贤虎变
- 如狼似虎
- 如狼如虎
- 如虎傅翼
- 如虎如狼
- 如虎得翼
- 如虎添翼 (rúhǔtiānyì)
- 如虎生翼
- 如虎負嵎／如虎负嵎
- 官虎吏狼
- 宮鄰金虎／宫邻金虎
- 將門虎子／将门虎子
- 履虎尾
- 市虎
- 帝虎
- 幫虎吃食／帮虎吃食
- 引虎自衛／引虎自卫
- 憑河暴虎／凭河暴虎
- 手指虎 (shǒuzhǐhǔ)
- 打死老虎
- 打燈虎／打灯虎
- 打虎
- 投杼市虎
- 投畀豺虎 (tóubìcháihǔ)
- 扼虎
- 抱虎而眠
- 拒虎進狼／拒虎进狼
- 拔虎鬚／拔虎须
- 捉虎擒蛟
- 捋虎鬚／捋虎须
- 探虎口
- 握蛇騎虎／握蛇骑虎
- 撲虎兒／扑虎儿
- 撩虎鬚／撩虎须
- 擒虎拿蛟
- 擒龍縛虎／擒龙缚虎
- 攔路虎／拦路虎 (lánlùhǔ)
- 放虎歸山／放虎归山 (fànghǔguīshān)
- 放虎自衛／放虎自卫
- 文虎
- 文虎章
- 暴虎
- 暴虎馮河／暴虎冯河 (bàohǔ-pínghé)
- 李廣射虎／李广射虎
- 柙虎樊熊
- 殿上虎
- 母老虎 (mǔlǎohǔ)
- 沒牙虎兒／没牙虎儿
- 潑皮賴虎／泼皮赖虎
- 潛龍伏虎／潜龙伏虎
- 為虎作倀／为虎作伥
- 為虎傅翼／为虎傅翼
- 為虎添翼／为虎添翼
- 照貓畫虎／照猫画虎 (zhàomāohuàhǔ)
- 熊據虎跱／熊据虎跱
- 熊腰虎背
- 熊虎 (xiónghǔ)
- 熊虎之士
- 燈虎／灯虎
- 燕頷虎頸／燕颔虎颈
- 燕頷虎頭／燕颔虎头
- 燕頷虎鬚／燕颔虎须 (yànhànhǔxū)
- 爬山虎 (páshānhǔ)
- 爬牆虎／爬墙虎
- 狐假虎威 (hújiǎhǔwēi)
- 狐藉虎威／狐借虎威 (hújièhǔwēi)
- 狐虎之威
- 狼吞虎咽 (lángtūnhǔyàn)
- 狼吞虎噬
- 狼吞虎嚥／狼吞虎咽 (lángtūnhǔyàn)
- 狼虎藥／狼虎药
- 狼虎路
- 狼飧虎嚥／狼飧虎咽
- 狼餐虎嚥／狼餐虎咽
- 猛虎 (měnghǔ)
- 猛虎步
- 玉虎
- 甘冒虎口
- 生虎子
- 生龍活虎／生龙活虎 (shēnglónghuóhǔ)
- 畫虎不成／画虎不成
- 畫虎成犬／画虎成犬
- 畫虎成狗／画虎成狗
- 畫虎類犬／画虎类犬
- 畫虎類狗／画虎类狗
- 登虎榜
- 白虎 (báihǔ)
- 白虎幡
- 白虎星 (báihǔxīng)
- 白虎觀／白虎观
- 白虎通義／白虎通义
- 白虎風／白虎风
- 白額虎／白额虎
- 睡虎子
- 秋老虎 (qiūlǎohǔ)
- 笑面虎
- 筆虎／笔虎
- 紙老虎／纸老虎 (zhǐlǎohǔ)
- 縛虎手／缚虎手
- 縱虎歸山／纵虎归山 (zònghǔguīshān)
- 繡虎／绣虎
- 繡虎雕龍／绣虎雕龙
- 羊入虎口 (yángrùhǔkǒu)
- 羊落虎口
- 羊質虎皮／羊质虎皮
- 美洲虎
- 老虎 (lǎohǔ)
- 老虎凳
- 老虎攤兒／老虎摊儿
- 老虎灶
- 老虎皮
- 老虎鉗／老虎钳 (lǎohǔqián)
- 胭脂虎
- 臥虎／卧虎
- 臥虎藏龍／卧虎藏龙 (wòhǔcánglóng)
- 與虎添翼／与虎添翼
- 與虎謀皮／与虎谋皮 (yǔhǔmóupí)
- 艾虎 (àihǔ)
- 菜虎子
- 藏龍臥虎／藏龙卧虎 (cánglóngwòhǔ)
- 虎不拉
- 虎丘
- 虎井 (Hǔjǐng)
- 虎倀／虎伥
- 虎克定律
- 虎克黨／虎克党
- 虎兒／虎儿
- 虎兕出柙
- 虎入羊群 (hǔrùyángqún)
- 虎列拉 (hǔlièlā)
- 虎刺
- 虎剌孩
- 虎勁／虎劲
- 虎勢／虎势 (hǔshì)
- 虎口 (hǔkǒu)
- 虎口拔牙
- 虎口逃生
- 虎口餘生／虎口余生 (hǔkǒuyúshēng)
- 虎咽狼吞
- 虎咬豬／虎咬猪 (hǔyǎozhū)
- 虎嘯／虎啸 (hǔxiào)
- 虎嘯風生／虎啸风生
- 虎嘯鷹揚／虎啸鹰扬
- 虎嘯龍吟／虎啸龙吟
- 虎嚇／虎吓
- 虎圈
- 虎士
- 虎姑婆
- 虎威 (hǔwēi)
- 虎威狐假
- 虎媽／虎妈 (hǔmā)
- 虎子 (hǔzǐ)
- 虎字頭／虎字头 (hǔzìtóu)
- 虎將／虎将 (hǔjiàng)
- 虎尾 (Hǔwěi)
- 虎尾春冰
- 虎帳／虎帐
- 虎床
- 虎急急
- 虎拜
- 虎掌
- 虎據／虎据
- 虎擲龍拿／虎掷龙拿
- 虎旅
- 虎杖 (hǔzhàng)
- 虎榜
- 虎步 (hǔbù)
- 虎步龍行／虎步龙行
- 虎死留皮
- 虎毒不食子 (hǔdúbùshízǐ)
- 虎渡江
- 虎爪拳
- 虎爪豆
- 虎牙 (hǔyá)
- 虎牢關／虎牢关 (Hǔláo Guān)
- 虎狼 (hǔláng)
- 虎狼之口
- 虎狼之國／虎狼之国
- 虎狼之師／虎狼之师 (hǔláng zhī shī)
- 虎狼之心
- 虎甲蟲／虎甲虫
- 虎略龍韜／虎略龙韬
- 虎疫
- 虎皮
- 虎皮松
- 虎皮羊質／虎皮羊质
- 虎眉
- 虎眼石 (hǔyǎnshí)
- 虎睨
- 虎磕腦／虎磕脑
- 虎視／虎视 (hǔshì)
- 虎視眈眈／虎视眈眈 (hǔshìdāndān)
- 虎視鷹瞵／虎视鹰瞵
- 虎穴 (hǔxué)
- 虎穴龍潭／虎穴龙潭
- 虎窟
- 虎窟龍潭／虎窟龙潭
- 虎符 (hǔfú)
- 虎符金牌
- 虎而冠
- 虎耳草 (hǔ'ěrcǎo)
- 虎背熊腰 (hǔbèixióngyāo)
- 虎臂
- 虎臉子／虎脸子
- 虎臣
- 虎舅
- 虎落平原
- 虎蕩羊群／虎荡羊群
- 虎虎生風／虎虎生风 (hǔhǔshēngfēng)
- 虎彪彪
- 虎諕／虎𬤀
- 虎變／虎变
- 虎豹之文
- 虎豹豺狼 (hǔbàocháiláng)
- 虎貔
- 虎負嵎／虎负嵎
- 虎賁／虎贲 (hǔbēn)
- 虎跳
- 虎踞
- 虎踞鯨吞／虎踞鲸吞
- 虎踞龍盤／虎踞龙盘
- 虎踞龍蟠／虎踞龙蟠
- 虎辣八
- 虎鉗／虎钳 (hǔqián)
- 虎門條約／虎门条约
- 虎門港／虎门港
- 虎項金鈴／虎项金铃
- 虎頭／虎头
- 虎頭埤／虎头埤
- 虎頭燕頷／虎头燕颔
- 虎頭牌／虎头牌
- 虎頭蘭／虎头兰
- 虎頭虎腦／虎头虎脑
- 虎頭蛇尾／虎头蛇尾 (hǔtóushéwěi)
- 虎頭蜂／虎头蜂 (hǔtóufēng)
- 虎頭鉗／虎头钳 (hǔtóuqián)
- 虎頭門／虎头门
- 虎頭關／虎头关
- 虎頭鞋／虎头鞋 (hǔtóuxié)
- 虎頭食肉／虎头食肉
- 虎頭鼠尾／虎头鼠尾
- 虎飽／虎饱
- 虎骨酒
- 虎體元斑／虎体元斑
- 虎體熊腰／虎体熊腰 (hǔtǐxióngyāo)
- 虎體狼腰／虎体狼腰 (hǔ tǐ láng yāo)
- 虎體猿臂／虎体猿臂 (hǔ tǐ yuán bì)
- 虎體鵷班／虎体鹓班
- 虎鬚／虎须 (hǔxū)
- 虎鬥龍爭／虎斗龙争
- 虎鯊／虎鲨
- 虎鷙／虎鸷
- 彪虎生翼
- 彪軀虎體／彪躯虎体
- 蝦虎／虾虎 (xiāhǔ)
- 螭虎
- 蠅虎／蝇虎 (yínghǔ)
- 談虎色變／谈虎色变 (tánhǔsèbiàn)
- 調虎離山／调虎离山 (diàohǔlíshān)
- 豺狼虎豹 (cháilánghǔbào)
- 豺虎 (cháihǔ)
- 豺虎肆虐
- 貔虎
- 貙虎／䝙虎
- 蹈虎尾
- 身寄虎吻
- 鄭氏群虎／郑氏群虎
- 金牌虎符
- 銅虎符／铜虎符
- 阱中之虎
- 降龍伏虎／降龙伏虎
- 陽陵虎符／阳陵虎符
- 雌老虎
- 雨虎
- 雲龍風虎／云龙风虎
- 風虎雲龍／风虎云龙
- 飛虎山／飞虎山
- 飛虎隊／飞虎队 (Fēihǔduì)
- 飢虎撲食／饥虎扑食
- 飢鷹餓虎／饥鹰饿虎
- 養虎傷身／养虎伤身
- 養虎留患／养虎留患
- 養虎自齧／养虎自啮
- 養虎貽患／养虎贻患
- 養虎遺患／养虎遗患 (yǎnghǔyíhuàn)
- 餓虎吞羊／饿虎吞羊
- 餓虎撲羊／饿虎扑羊
- 餓虎撲食／饿虎扑食
- 餓虎擒羊／饿虎擒羊
- 餓虎飢鷹／饿虎饥鹰
- 馬虎子／马虎子
- 騎上老虎／骑上老虎
- 騎虎之勢／骑虎之势
- 騎虎難下／骑虎难下 (qíhǔnánxià)
- 驢蒙虎皮／驴蒙虎皮
- 魚虎／鱼虎 (yúhǔ)
- 魯魚帝虎／鲁鱼帝虎
- 鯨吞虎噬／鲸吞虎噬
- 鴟目虎吻／鸱目虎吻
- 鷹揚虎視／鹰扬虎视
- 龍吟虎嘯／龙吟虎啸
- 龍戰虎爭／龙战虎争
- 龍江虎浪／龙江虎浪
- 龍潭虎穴／龙潭虎穴
- 龍潭虎窟／龙潭虎窟
- 龍爭虎戰／龙争虎战
- 龍爭虎鬥／龙争虎斗
- 龍盤虎踞／龙盘虎踞 (lóngpánhǔjù)
- 龍睜虎眼／龙睁虎眼
- 龍虎／龙虎 (lónghǔ)
- 龍虎並伏／龙虎并伏
- 龍虎山／龙虎山 (Lónghǔ Shān)
- 龍虎日子／龙虎日子
- 龍虎榜／龙虎榜 (lónghǔbǎng)
- 龍虎鬥／龙虎斗
- 龍虎鳳／龙虎凤 (lónghǔfèng)
- 龍蟠虎踞／龙蟠虎踞 (lóngpánhǔjù)
- 龍行虎步／龙行虎步 (lóng xíng hǔ bù)
- 龍跳虎臥／龙跳虎卧
- 龍蹙虎振／龙蹙虎振
- 龍韜虎略／龙韬虎略
- 龍騰虎躍／龙腾虎跃 (lóngténghǔyuè)
- 龍驤虎步／龙骧虎步 (lóng xiāng hǔbù)
- 龍驤虎視／龙骧虎视
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
References
- “Entry #4498”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 虎 |
| とら Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese to1ra,[1][2] from Proto-Japonic *tora.
Pellard (2013, 92) includes to1ra among words with o1 excepted from the /-o-/ to /-u-/ vowel-raising rule and not originating from earlier diphthongs. According to Vovin (2021, 111), West Old Japanese *to1ra, instead of expected *tura, is "anomalous" and possibly "a case of a sporadic analogical development".
Vovin (2013) asserts that this word is same as a Silla place name 刀良 (/*tora/), which matches the Old Japanese phonographic spelling.
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as トラ.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- <ruby>牡虎<rp>(</rp><rt>おすとら</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (osutora): a male tiger
- <ruby>雌虎<rp>(</rp><rt>めすとら</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (mesutora): a female tiger
- <ruby>虎燕拳<rp>(</rp><rt>こえんけん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (koenken)
- <ruby>虎穴<rp>(</rp><rt>こけつ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (koketsu)
- <ruby>虎口<rp>(</rp><rt>ここう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (kokō)
- <ruby>虎視眈々<rp>(</rp><rt>こしたんたん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (koshitantan)
- <ruby>虎狼<rp>(</rp><rt>ころう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (korō)
- <ruby>虎魚<rp>(</rp><rt>おこぜ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (okoze)
- <ruby>虎巻<rp>(</rp><rt>とらかん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (torakan)
- <ruby>虎刈<rp>(</rp><rt>とらが</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>り (toragari)
- <ruby>虎狩<rp>(</rp><rt>とらが</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>り (toragari)
- <ruby>虎猫<rp>(</rp><rt>とらねこ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (toraneko)
- <ruby>虎髭<rp>(</rp><rt>とらひげ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (torahige)
- <ruby>虎鬚<rp>(</rp><rt>とらひげ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (torahige)
- <ruby>虎斑<rp>(</rp><rt>とらふ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (torafu)
- <ruby>虎河豚<rp>(</rp><rt>とらふぐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (torafugu)
- <ruby>大虎<rp>(</rp><rt>おおどら</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ōdora)
- <ruby>小虎<rp>(</rp><rt>こどら</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (kodora)
- <ruby>暴虎馮河<rp>(</rp><rt>ぼうこひょうが</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (bōkohyōga)
- <ruby>猛虎<rp>(</rp><rt>もうこ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (mōko)
- <ruby>虎落<rp>(</rp><rt>もがり</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (mogari)
- <ruby>虎落笛<rp>(</rp><rt>もがりぶえ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (mogaribue)
- <ruby>竜虎<rp>(</rp><rt>りゅうこ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ryūko), <ruby>竜虎<rp>(</rp><rt>りょうこ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ryōko)
- <ruby>竜攘虎搏<rp>(</rp><rt>りゅうじょうこはく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ryūjōkohaku)
- <ruby>両虎<rp>(</rp><rt>りょうこ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ryōko)
- <ruby>虎<rp>(</rp><rt>とら</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>に<ruby>成<rp>(</rp><rt>な</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>る (tora ni naru)
- <ruby>寅<rp>(</rp><rt>とら</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (tora)
References
- Frellesvig, Bjarke; Stephen Wright Horn; et al. (eds.) (2023), “Old Japanese twora”, in Oxford-NINJAL Corpus of Old Japanese
- Thomas Pellard. Ryukyuan perspectives on the proto-Japonic vowel system. Frellesvig, Bjarke; Sells, Peter. Japanese/Korean Linguistics 20, CSLI Publications, pp.81–96, 2013, 9781575866383. ffhal01289288
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 虎 (MC xuX). Recorded as Middle Korean 호〯 (hwǒ) (Yale: hwo) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Compounds
Okinawan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tuɾa]
References
- “とぅら【虎】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
Old Japanese
Etymology
From Proto-Japonic *tora.
Pellard (2013, 92) includes to1ra among words with o1 excepted from the /-o-/ to /-u-/ vowel-raising rule and not originating from earlier diphthongs. According to Vovin (2021, 111), West Old Japanese *to1ra, instead of expected *tura, is "anomalous" and possibly "a case of a sporadic analogical development".
Vovin (2013) asserts that this word is same as a Silla place name 刀良 (/*tora/), which matches the Old Japanese phonographic spelling.
Noun
虎 (to1ra)
- tiger
- c. 759, Man'yōshū, (book 2, poem 199a):
- 吹響流小角乃音母敵見有虎可吼登諸人之恊流麻低爾
- PUKI1NASEru KUDA no2 OTO2 mo ATA MI1TARU TO1RA ka POYURU to2 MORO2P11TO2 NO2 OBI1YUru madeni
- I blow with the tube to sing, and the tiger howls at the enemy, to where everyone got scared.
- year of the Tiger
- Shōsōin document, text here
- [...] 次刀良〈年廿五二目盲、癈疾〉[...] 次刀良売〈年十二小女〉
- TUGI1 to1ra (TO2SI PA NIPU-GO1-NI ME2 NO2 MI1YAWU, POZITI) [...] TUGI1 to1ra-me2 (TO2SI PA ZIYUNI WOME1)
- [...] next, tora (Year 252; blind with chronical disease) [...] next, tora-me, (Year 12; young woman).
- Shōsōin document, text here
Reconstruction notes
This term is attested in the Man'yōshū only logographically, as 虎.
In the Shōsōin documents, the latter sense is attested phonographically, as a personal name variously called to1ra and to1ra-me2. See also the etymology for further attestations.
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