"otsu" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 乙 (“second”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|乙||second}} Japanese 乙 (“second”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} otsu (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) In Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of uncertain pronunciation which fell together in modern Japanese. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: otsu-rui, kô/kō, kô-otsu, kō-otsu
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