language question
to | Tenchi Muyo ML <tenchi@usagi.jrd.dec.com>,
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from | "Yung (William) Wong" <ywong01@barney.poly.edu>
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subject | language question
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date | Mon, 2 Oct 1995 14:28:34 -0400 (EDT)
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Yes, somehow, this will relate to both Ranma and Tenchi.
I just got the third Tenchi manga tankoubon on Friday, and came across a
very "feel good" story arc. I came across an honorific Wasyuu used, and
can't find in my dictionary (little cheapie thing).
Wasyuu called the guest character, "Hiwa dono". I've also heard Cologne
call Ranma, "muko dono". Now, what is the meaning and in what situations
is this honorific used?
Other than a general inking that it is to be used by elders, I've hit a
dead end.
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Yung "William, The Forgotten One, What's His Face, Who?" Wong
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