どうやらこうやら

どうやらこうやら

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

どうやらこうやら • (dōyarakōyara) 

1. somehow or other

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN