Ota

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of over-the-air. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Initialism of operational transconductance amplifier. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of online travel agency/agent. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of on-time arrival. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of optical tube assembly (of a telescope). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Japanese.
  2. 2
    One of the 23 special wards of Tokyo prefecture, Japan.

Etymology

Transliteration of Japanese 大田 (Ōta). The name of the ward of Tokyo comes from the first and last characters of 大森 (Ōmori) and 蒲田 (Kamata), respectively.

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