心太

Etymology 1
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Shift from kokorobuto (see below).

The shift from buto to tei was not a regular sound shift, but rather a reanalysis of the kanji, switching out the ' for the ' of tai, for which tei appears to be a variant. This shift appears to have happened during the. Kokorotei then became kokoroten, shifting again to tokoroten by the. The ten ending is likely influenced by the ten in, its main ingredient.

Alternative forms

 * noodle-like dish

Noun

 * 1) a Japanese noodle-like dish made from the agar of red algae such as  and
 * 2)  prostate orgasm

Etymology 2
Likely from, first attested in the  (938 ).

Compound of. The futo changes to buto as an instance of

Noun

 * : a red algae of the family
 * 1)  a Japanese noodle-like dish made from the agar of red algae such as  and
 * : the Japanese radish

Adjective

 * 1) bold, unfazed