Etekou - Let's learn

Japanese: エテコウ - えてこう
Etekou - Let's learn

...Mainly, unlucky words such as death and names of sacred animals such as four-legged animals, snakes and whales are considered Oki-kotoba, and it is believed that saying these words will bring misfortune such as poor catches or capsizing. Monkeys and snakes, which are related to "go" (to leave), are avoided throughout the country, and it is common to call monkeys etekou and snakes nagamono. Other words that are common to mountain words used by hunters include yokoza for cats, tawarago for cows, yamanohito for bears and ebisu for whales. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…主に,死などの縁起の悪い言葉および四足動物や蛇,鯨のような神聖視される動物の名前が沖言葉とされ,これを口にすると不漁や転覆などの不幸を招くと信じられている。“去る”に通じる猿および蛇を忌むのは全国的で,猿をエテコウ,蛇をナガモノとよぶのが普通である。その他,猫をヨコザ,牛をタワラゴ,熊をヤマノヒト,鯨をエビスなどといい,猟師の使う山言葉と共通するものもある。…

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