雄お

noun, used as a prefix, noun, used as a suffix

male (prefix/suffix)

Used as a prefix or suffix to indicate male sex, especially for animals. Often contrasted with 雌 (め, female).

See also: 雌 (め)

• 雄お牛うしは体からだが大おおきい。

  The bull has a large body.

• 雄お花ばなと雌め花ばなを見み比くらべた。

  I compared the male and female flowers.

noun, used as a prefix

manly; brave; heroic (prefix)

Prefix used in words like 雄叫び (おたけび, war cry) or 雄姿 (ゆうし, heroic figure) to convey masculinity, bravery, or heroism. Not freely productive.

See also: 雄叫び

• 戦せん士しは雄叫おたけびをあげて突とっ進しんした。

  The warrior let out a war cry and charged.

noun, used as a prefix

larger (of two); greater (prefix)

Rare prefix indicating the larger or greater of a pair, as in 雄滝 (おだき, the larger of two waterfalls). Mostly found in fixed compounds.

See also: 雄滝

• この地ち域いきには雄お滝だきと雌め滝だきと呼よばれる二ふたつの滝たきがある。

  In this area there are two waterfalls called the larger waterfall and the smaller waterfall.

noun

man; husband (archaic)

Archaic standalone noun meaning 'man' or 'husband'. Not used in modern Japanese outside of historical contexts.

• 古こ語ごでは「お」は男だん性せいや夫おっとを指さした。

  In classical Japanese, 'お' referred to a man or husband.