どうやらこうやら

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Compound of どうやら +‎ こうやら, emphatic form of どうやら

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーやらこーやら [dòóyárákóꜜòyàrà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ーやらこーやら [dóꜜòyàràkòòyàrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːja̠ɾa̠ko̞ːja̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

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どうやらこうやら (dōyarakōyara

  1. somehow or other

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN