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こーやびら【買ーやびら】

kooyabira

Pronunciation: [koːjabiɾa]

Definition

Expression

  1. Greeting said when entering a shop to a clerk or shopkeeper. "Hello, I have come to make a purchase.", "Hello, I have come to browse around."

Etymology

From the volitional form of the verb こーいん【買ーいん】 kooin "to buy".

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Kanji買ーやびら
Kanaこーやびら
Romanizationkooyabira
Pronunciation (IPA)[koːjabiɾa]

意味:店に入るときの挨拶。こんにちは、ごめんください【ご免ください・御免下さい】、かいましょう【買いましょう】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, October 5). こーやびら【買ーやびら】 : kooyabira | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6535/kooyabira/.