Etymology

er

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Today it means: Said when hesitating in speech. Full definition →

Turkish Er ← Hokkien 余 ← Teochew 余
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er · interjection, verb, noun1

Mimetic (sound of hesitation).

Er · proper noun2

  1. Teochew · borrowed from余
  2. Hokkien · borrowed from余
  3. Turkish · borrowed fromEr
  4. English todayEr

From Turkish Er, or from Hokkien 余 (Îr) or Teochew 余 (e5).

ER · proper noun, noun3

Abbreviations.

Words from the same roots

Hokkien余 all →

yee

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