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Japanese
Etymology 1
From 止め (tome) + 処 (to). The to changes to do as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
とめど • (tomedo) ←とめど (tomedo)?
- (chiefly in compounds) stopping point
Derived terms
Etymology 2
- (correct form in classical Japanese) とむれど (tomuredo)
Pronunciation
Verb
とめど • (tomedo)
- (poetic, perhaps proscribed) form of とめる (tomeru, “to stop”): although it may stop,
- Synonym: (modern Japanese) とまっても (tomatte mo)
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