Masurian

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Etymology

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From jeko +‎ -sz. Compare Polish jakoś.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛkɔʃ]
  • Syllabification: je‧kosz

Adverb

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jekosz (not comparable)

  1. somehow (in some way)

Particle

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jekosz

  1. for some reason
  2. somewhere around (approximately)

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “jakoś”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 70-71