熊襲

Etymology
A compound of the names of two geographical regions:, the latter of which is proposed to be cognate with such 🇨🇬 words as tsuo, tsau, sau, thau, tau, tao, meaning "people", from 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * 1) A geographical region in the southern area of Kyūshū.
 * 2) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 299)
 * 十二月、到於熊襲國. [...]
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 299)
 * 冬十月丁酉朔己酉、遣日本武尊、令撃熊襲.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 299)
 * 時熊襲有魁帥者.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 301)
 * 日本武尊、奏平熊襲之状曰、臣頼天皇之神靈、以兵一擧、頓誅熊襲之魁帥者、悉平其國. [...] 於是、日本武尊、雄誥之曰、熊襲既平、未經幾年、今更東夷叛之.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 303)
 * 嘗西征之年、頼皇靈之威、提三尺劒、撃熊襲國.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 323)
 * 當是時、熊襲叛之不朝貢. 天皇、於是、將討熊襲國.
 * 1) An ancient ethnic group living in the Kumaso region; possible equivalent to the Hayato people.
 * 2) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 287)
 * 十二年秋七月、熊襲反之不朝貢.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 291)
 * 十二月癸巳朔丁酉、議討熊襲.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 291)
 * 時有一臣. 進曰、熊襲梟帥有二女. 兄曰市乾鹿文.
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 293)
 * 時市乾鹿文、奏于天皇曰、無愁熊襲之不服. 妾有良謀. [...] 爰從兵一人、進殺熊襲梟帥
 * 1) * 720: Nihon Shoki (page 299)
 * 秋八月、熊襲亦反之、侵邊境不止.