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Japanese
Etymology
From 淀 (yodo, “pool, eddy”) + 川 (-kawa, suffix after names of rivers). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
淀川 • (Yodogawa) ←よどがは (Yodogafa)?
- Yodo River (a river in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
- a surname