どぎゃん

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (other dialect) どがん (dogan), どげん (dogen), どんげ (donge), どやん (doyan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [do̞ɡʲã̠ɴ]

Adnominal

どぎゃん • (dogyan) 

1. (Kumamoto) what kind

   Synonym: (standard) どんな (donna)

   Coordinate terms: こぎゃん (kogyan), そぎゃん (sogyan), あぎゃん (agyan), どぎゃん (dogyan)

   • 1931, Fumiko Hayashi, Fūkin to sakana no machi‎^[1]:

     「どぎゃん虫(むし)かなア」

     “dogyan mushi kanā”

     "I wonder what kind of bug it is"

Adverb

どぎゃん • (dogyan) 

1. (Kumamoto) in what way

   Synonym: (standard) どう (dō)

   Coordinate terms: こぎゃん (kogyan), そぎゃん (sogyan), あぎゃん (agyan), どぎゃん (dogyan)