おとど

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)?}

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