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har en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /hɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • här (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /hɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”). Cognate with Scots herre, harr, har (“hinge”), Dutch harre, her, har (“hinge”), Icelandic hjarri (“hinge”), Latin cardō (“hinge”).

Meanings

  1. (dialectal) A hinge.

Forms

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harre alternative lexicographic
hars Number=Plur lexicographic
harr alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “har” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

har en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /hɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • här (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /hɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Meanings

  1. A sound of laughter, sometimes with a sarcastic connotation.
    • Armorer: 'THIS BE THE AERIAL ANVIL! NEED AN ARMOR UPGRADE? IF YOU NEED SOMETHING FORGED, I'M YOUR FELLA! HAR HAR!' 2014, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: Armor Outpost:
    • I've kidnapped that lumbering fool Donkey Kong and you will never see him again. Har-har-har-har! 1995, Rare, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Nintendo, →OCLC, SNES, scene: Pirate Panic:

Forms

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hardy har har alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “har” (intj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

har en · PART · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /hɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • här (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /hɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).

Meanings

  1. (Manglish, Singlish, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hah (interrogative particle).
    alt of hah

Relateds

har gow