おとど
Japanese
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| 大殿 大臣 |
Etymology
[edit]/oːtono/ → /otodo/
Shift from older 大殿 (ōtono, “great building, noble house”).[1]
First attested in the Utsubo Monogatari of the late 900s.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) おとど [òtódó] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
- (Tokyo) おとど [òtóꜜdò] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [o̞to̞do̞]
Noun
[edit]- [from late 900s] (archaic) the residence of a noble or other high-ranking person
- [from late 900s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for a noble or other high-ranking person
- [from early 1000s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for the mistress of the house or for a proprietress or hostess
- [from late 900s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for a wife
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN