大魚よし

Old Japanese

Etymology

The particle よ (yo₂) expresses exclamation, while the particle し (si) strengthens it.

Adnominal

大魚よし (opuwo yo₂si) (kana おふをよし)

1. oh great fish, allusion to しび (sibi₁, “tuna”)
   • 711–712, Kojiki, (poem 110):

     意布袁余志斯毘都久阿麻余斯賀阿禮婆宇良胡本斯祁牟斯毘都久志毘

     opuwo yo₂si sibi₁ tuku ama yo₂ si ga areba ura ko₁posike₁mu sibi₁ tuku Sibi₁

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