Abbreviation of 御台盤 (おだいばん), a low dining table used in historical settings. Not used in modern everyday language.
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御台盤を略して「御台」と呼ぶことがある。
The word 御台盤 is sometimes abbreviated to 御台.
Archaic female court language; a secret term used by court ladies to refer to cooked rice. Not used in modern Japanese.
See also: 御台盤
In the secret language of court ladies, cooked rice was called 御台.
Abbreviation of 御台盤 (おだいばん), a low dining table. The archaic sense 'cooked rice' derives from court-lady secret language, likely by metonymic extension from the table where rice was served.