lor
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Symbol ===
lor
(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Téén.
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Téén terms
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
loh, lorh, lo
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Cantonese 囉 / 啰 (lo1) and Hokkien 囉 / 啰 (--lo͘, indicating resignation), which is itself borrowed from Cantonese.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Singapore, Malaysia) IPA(key): /lɔː˦/, (sometimes, after /n/) /(n)ɔː˦/
(Hong Kong) IPA(key): /lɔ˥/
==== Particle ====
lor (Manglish, Singlish, colloquial Hong Kong)
Tagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability.
Next time lor. ― Leave it for next time.
OK lor, go ahead. ― Fine, go ahead.
bo pian lor. ― We don’t have a choice.
Used to suggest that there is an obvious, inevitable or straightforward answer to something.
Near-synonym: lah (sense 6)
You lor, or else still got who? ― It’s obviously you then.
Then tell him lor. ― You go and tell him then.
Take a cab lor, easier this way. ― Just take a cab, it’s easier this way.
Wait till December lor. ― I guess we just have to wait till December.
Suggests that the reply given is the obvious or expected one.
At my house lor. ― At my house, where else?
Used to reinforce an opinion, sometimes in a sarcastic manner.
Sorry lor. ― (sarcastic) Oh I’m so sorry! (begrudgingly) OK! I'm sorry!
Ya lor / Han nor. ― Yeah (agreement)
===== Derived terms =====
win liao lor
===== See also =====
==== See also ====
(etymologically unrelated)
lor mee
lor ark
lor sor
==== References ====
Low, Ee Ling; Brown, Adam (2005), English in Singapore: An Introduction[7]
Wee, Lionel (2002), “Lor in colloquial Singapore English”, in Journal of Pragmatics[8], volume 34, number 6
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Adjective ====
lor (comparative more lor, superlative most lor)
(African-American Vernacular, Baltimore, slang) Little.
=== Anagrams ===
LRO, ORL, orl
== Aromanian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
a lor, loru, alor, aloru
=== Etymology ===
From Latin illōrum (“of those”), genitive plural of ille, illud. Compare Romanian lor.
=== Pronoun ===
lor (genitive form of elj, and eali)
their (third-personal plural possessor)
=== Pronoun ===
lor (long/stressed dative form of elj, and eali)
to them
=== Usage notes ===
Always preceded by 'a'- "a lor".
=== Related terms ===
(a) lui (masculine singular dative- long/stressed form)
(a) ljei (feminine singular dative- long/stressed form)
lã (masculine/feminine plural dative- short/unstressed form)
== Betawi ==
=== Alternative forms ===
elor (lengthened form)
=== Etymology ===
From Javanese lor.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /lɔr/
Rhymes: -ɔr
=== Noun ===
lor (Arab Gundul spelling لور)
north
Synonyms: ilir, kalèr
==== Derived terms ====
=== See also ===
compass points (Urban Jakarta): majehab: [edit]
== Breton ==
=== Adjective ===
lor
dirty
== Chinese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Particle ===
lor
(Cantonese) alternative form of 囉 / 啰 (particle)
== Franco-Provençal ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin illōrum.
=== Determiner ===
lor (plural lors) (ORB, broad)
their (third-personal plural possessor)
==== See also ====
=== Pronoun ===
lor (ORB, broad)
them (third-person plural dative or tonic)
theirs (third-person plural possessor)
==== Notes ====
As a possessive pronoun, has the plural lors.
==== See also ====
=== References ===
leur in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
lor in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
== Ido ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French lors and alors, Italian allora.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /lor/, /lɔɾ/
=== Preposition ===
lor
at the time of (an event), at the same time as
==== Derived terms ====
lora (“then, now”)
lore (“then, at the time”)
=== See also ===
dum (“during, in (a period of time)”)
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Javanese lor, from Old Javanese lor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud, from Proto-Austronesian *lahud. Doublet of laut.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlor/ [ˈlɔr]
Rhymes: -or
Syllabification: lor
=== Noun ===
lor
(Java) north
=== Further reading ===
“lor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Interlingua ==
=== Etymology ===
From Italian loro and French leur.
=== Determiner ===
lor
(possessive) their
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlor/
Rhymes: -or
Hyphenation: lór
=== Determiner ===
lor
apocopic form of loro
== Javanese ==
=== Romanization ===
lor
romanization of ꦭꦺꦴꦂ
== Mauritian Creole ==
=== Alternative forms ===
or
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /loː/
=== Etymology 1 ===
From French l'or.
==== Noun ====
lor
gold
=== Etymology 2 ===
From French là-haut.
==== Preposition ====
lor
on
Antonym: anba
=== References ===
Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, pages 651-652
== Old Catalan ==
=== Alternative forms ===
lur
=== Etymology ===
In sense 1, inherited from Latin illōrum. In sense 2, borrowed from Italian loro.
=== Pronoun ===
lor
them (dative)
them (accusative)
=== References ===
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “lor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Old English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /lor/
Rhymes: -or
=== Noun ===
lor n
loss, destruction
==== Declension ====
Strong a-stem:
==== Descendants ====
Middle English: lore
=== References ===
Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “lor”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
== Old French ==
=== Alternative forms ===
leur
lur
=== Etymology ===
From Latin illōrum.
=== Pronoun ===
lor
to them (third-person indirect object pronoun)
=== Determiner ===
lor
their (third-person plural possessive)
==== Descendants ====
French: leur
== Old Javanese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud, from Proto-Austronesian *lahud. Doublet of lahut (“sea”) and lod (“sea”).
=== Noun ===
lor
north
Synonyms: uttara, sĕlatan
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Javanese: lor (“north”)
Balinese: lor (“north”)
⇒ Sundanese: kalér (“north”)
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin illōrum (“of those”), genitive plural of ille, illud. Compare Italian loro, French leur.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /lor/
=== Pronoun ===
lor (genitive form of ei, and ele)
(also possessive determiner) their
==== Synonyms ====
(less frequently used): său (masculine singular), sa (feminine singular), săi (masculine plural), sale (feminine plural)
=== Pronoun ===
lor (dative form of ei, and ele)
to them
==== See also ====
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Persian لور.
=== Noun ===
lor (definite accusative loru, plural lorlar)
A whey cheese similar to ricotta.
==== Declension ====
== Wolof ==
=== Noun ===
lor (definite form lor wi)
saliva
Synonym: tëflit