おとど

Japanese

Alternative spellings
大殿
大臣

Etymology

/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

Noun

おとど (otodo) おとど (otodo)?

  1. [from late 900s] (archaic) the residence of a noble or other high-ranking person
  2. [from late 900s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for a noble or other high-ranking person
  3. [from early 1000s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for the mistress of the house or for a proprietress or hostess
  4. [from late 900s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for a wife

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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