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Japanese
Etymology 1
From /wosaka/ → /osaka/. Compound of 小 (o, “little”) + 坂 (saka, “hill”). The geographical area was later renamed to 大阪 (Ōsaka, Ōzaka, “large hill”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
小坂 • (Osaka) ←をさか (Wosaka)?
- (archaic, historical) Osaka
Etymology 2
From /wosaka/ → /wozaka/ → /ozaka/. The medial /s/ voices to /z/ due to rendaku (連濁). See above.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
小坂 • (Ozaka) ←をざか (Wozaka)?
- (archaic, historical) Osaka