おおあな

Japanese
Alternative spelling
大穴

Etymology

From 大(おお) (ō) + 穴(あな) (ana).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おおあな [òóáná] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːa̠na̠]

Noun

おおあな • (ōana) ←おほあな (ofoana)?

  1. large hole
  2. great loss
  3. (horse racing) dark horse; or the money gained from successfully betting on a dark horse

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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