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Japanese
Etymology
From 宿 (yado, “lodging”), with the syllables reversed.[1][2][3] Attested from the early 1700s.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
どや • (doya)
- a doss-house, cheap lodging, a flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
- a hangout or meeting place for criminal gangs
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN