大きい

Etymology
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Appears in the, 1337 to 1573.

From older adjective, derived as the attributive form ōki (ancient opoki) of cognate adjective ōshi (ancient oposi; attributive opoki appearing already in the  of 759 , meaning both “large” or “many”, spelled as or , modern 🇨🇬 ), in turn derived from  adjective opo (“indistinct; of uncertain size, shape, or amount”; read as ō in modern 🇨🇬, spelled as  or ).

Adjective

 * 1) big
 * 2) broad, immense
 * 3) important; crucial

Usage notes
and are essentially the same word. However, while ōkii can be used both attributively and to end a sentence, ōkina can only be used attributively, and must be followed by a noun or noun phrase.
 * Correct grammar:
 * Incorrect grammar:
 * Incorrect grammar:

can only be used attributively; a noun always follows it.

Synonyms

 * : huge
 * : giant, gigantic