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

(Tokyo) おとど [òtódó] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
(Tokyo) おとど [òtóꜜdò] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [o̞to̞do̞]

Noun

おとど • (otodo) ^{←おとど (otodo)^?}

[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

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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