noun
Refers to a short-bladed weapon, often associated with yakuza or criminal contexts.
彼は懐にどすを隠し持っていた。
He was carrying a dagger hidden in his breast pocket.
noun
threatening tone; menacing quality
Describes a voice or manner that carries a veiled threat; derived from 脅す (おどす).
See also: 脅す
彼の声にはどすが効いていた。
There was a threatening edge to his voice.
prefix
Prefix used in a few compounds to indicate muddiness or turbidity, e.g., どす黒い (dark and muddy).
どす黒い雲が空を覆った。
Murky dark clouds covered the sky.
auxiliary
Only with reading どす
Polite copula in Kyoto dialect, abbreviated from でおす. Used at the end of sentences.
See also: おす
これ、美味しいどす。
This is delicious. (Kyoto dialect)
Standard polite copula; どす is the Kyoto dialect equivalent.
Sense 1 (dagger) is of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialectal or slang term. Sense 2 is from 脅す (おどす, 'to threaten'). Sense 3 is a prefix of uncertain derivation. Sense 4 is a contraction of でおす, a polite copula in Kyoto dialect.