Etymology

lor

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Today it means: Tagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability. Full definition →

Cantonese 囉 /啰 ← Hokkien 囉 /啰
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from囉 /啰
  2. Cantonese · borrowed from囉 /啰
  3. English todaylor

From Cantonese 囉 /啰 (lo¹) and Hokkien 囉 /啰 (--lo͘, indicating resignation), which is itself borrowed from Cantonese.

Words from the same roots

Cantonese囉 all →

win liao lor

Hokkien囉 all →

lo

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