otsu
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1OTSU + NOUN
-o-, city, groups, vowels
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In Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of uncertain pronunciation which fell together in modern Japanese.
Later—during the ninth century—the kō and otsu groups did come to be used interchangeably.
He rejects the claim of Matsumoto (1984) that the kô and otsu -o- vowels are in complementary distribution, and therefore these two vowels are allophones of a single vowel.
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The capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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3Later—during the ninth century—the kō and otsu groups did come to be used interchangeably.
WiktionaryHe rejects the claim of Matsumoto (1984) that the kô and otsu -o- vowels are in complementary distribution, and therefore these two vowels are allophones of a single vowel.
WiktionaryShiga Prefecture's capital is Otsu City.
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