(more informal) Alternative form of なのだ (na no da)

何: how many; many

(dialectal, chiefly Kansai) Synonym of なの (na no)

男: man; son / 難: difficulty

軟: soft

難問: difficult problem / 南門: south gate

これは何ですか: what is this?

接助: conjunctive particle; abbreviation of 接続助詞 / 切除: cut off, cut out, ablation

The hiragana syllable でょ (dyo). Its equivalent in katakana is デョ (dyo).

The hiragana syllable てょ (tyo). Its equivalent in katakana is テョ (tyo).