har.
A hinge.
Meaning & usage
A hinge.
Where this word comes from
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”).
A sound of laughter, sometimes with a sarcastic connotation.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic.
Alternative form of hah (interrogative particle).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).
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