o-omi
/əʊˈəʊmi/ /əʊˈɒmi/(also o-mi) Now historical
noun
In early imperial Japan: the leader of all the heads clans or families claiming imperial ancestry (see omi, who served as the highest minister in the Yamato court until the Taika reform (646).
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Frank Brinkley (1841–1912). From Japanese ō-omi from ō- great + omi.
- lunar caustic
- lunar cycle
- lunar day
- lunar distance
- lunar eclipse
- Lunarian
- lunar module
- lunar month
- lunar node
- lunar observation
- lunar rover
- lunar roving vehicle
- lunar year
- lunate
- lunate bone
- lunatic
- lunatic asylum
- lunatic fringe
- lunatic soup
- lunation
- lunch
- lunch box
- lunch break
- luncheon
- luncheonette