horとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Newcastle) IPA: /høː/, /hɔː/

代名詞

hor (personal pronoun)

1. (Geordie) her

参照

• Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “hor”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎, archived from the original on 5 September 2024.

• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

語源 2

From Hokkien 乎 (--hohⁿ / --hôⁿ, mood particle) and Cantonese 嗬 (ho, interrogative particle).

発音

• (Singapore)
  • IPA: (Sense 1) /hɔː˨˩/, /hɔː˨/, [hɔˑ˨]
  • IPA: (Senses 2, 3) /hɔː˨˦/
  • Sometimes nasalized, and the initial /h/ may be elided.

不変化詞

hor (Singlish, Singapore, clause-final discourse particle)

1. (declarative or imperative) Used with directives and statements to assert that something should be kept in mind or taken note of.

   Pitch contour: low-mid [hɔˑ˨] or low-dipping [hɔˑ˨˩]

   Synonym: (less assertive) ah (sense 3)

   Don’t anyhow say sia, this one not my fault hor. ― Don’t spout nonsense, it wasn’t my fault, alright?

   We will be renting bikes hor. ― If you weren’t aware—we’ll be renting bikes.

   The store closes at 8 p.m. hor, if you want to go, you better go now.

   • 1989, Eleanor Wong, Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, pages 3–4, lines 55–56:

     Oh. That’s me. I see you later, hor, Jackson. You got my number right?

   • 2005, Der Zählmeister, soc.culture.singapore‎ (Usenet):

     sorry, i have to drill hor. the filling will cost $300.

   • 2001 September 19, destrius', Everything2‎:

     […] except it is slightly more hostile ("This is mine hor, don't touch it!").

   1. Indicates an attempt at seeking approval from the listener.

      Pitch contour: low-mid [hɔˑ˨] or low-dipping [hɔˑ˨˩]

      Synonym: (less assertive) ah (sense 3)

      I’ll eat all the sweets hor. ― I’ll eat all the sweets if you don’t mind.

2. (interrogative) An invariant question tag used to invite agreement or confirmation.

   Pitch contour: rising [hɔˑ˨˦]

   Quite boring, hor? ― It's quite boring, isn’t it?

   • 2005 October 30, Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times:

     Wah, you quite brave hor...

3. A filler word used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.

   Pitch contour: rising [hɔˑ˨˦]

   Synonym: (Singlish) ah

   ....then hor... ― ...and then...

   • 2005, Tan Kok Beng, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):

     But hor, i prefer sleeping pills leh.

   • 2007, yansimon52, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):

     Can email me or not?........if can hor.... […]

関連する語

参考

• Appendix:English tag questions

参照

• Low, Ee Ling; Brown, Adam (2005), English in Singapore: An Introduction, →ISBN
• Lim, Lisa with Wee, Lionel (2004), “Reduplication and discourse particles”, in Singapore English: A grammatical description, →ISBN, page 125

アナグラム

• rho, HRO, ROH, Roh, Rho, orh

名詞

hor

1. alternative form of her (“hair”)

語源 2

From 古期英語 hār, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz.

別の表記

• hore, hoare, hoer, hoere, hoor

発音

• IPA: /hɔ̝ːr/

形容詞

hor

1. Grey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)
2. Having white or gray hair.
3. Old, advanced in age.

関連する語

• horehoune
• horen
• hornesse
• horynesse

派生した語

• English: hoar
• Scots: hare, hair

参照

• “hōr, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.

名詞

hor

1. An elderly person; a senior.
2. Old age; elderliness.

派生した語

• English: hoar
• Scots: hare, hair

参照

• “hōr, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.

参考

語源 3

代名詞

hor

1. alternative form of hire (“hers”)

語源 4

限定詞

hor

1. (chiefly early and West Midland dialectal) alternative form of here (“their”)

語源 5

名詞

hor

1. alternative form of hore (“whore”)

語源 6

名詞

hor

1. alternative form of hore (“muck”)