あー

• ラー

Probably borrowed from English -er, sometime around 1994.

• IPA^(key): [a̠ː]

あー • (-ā) 

1. Used to denote fanatics, adepts or devotees of a certain product, artist, fashion style or famous person

   ‎シャネル (“Chanel”) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎シャネラー (“someone who likes to use Chanel products”)

   ‎浜田 (“Hamada”) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎ハマダー (“a fan of Masatoshi Hamada, of his style”)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *awa, from Proto-Japonic *awa.

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː/

あー (ā) 

1. 泡: bubble

Probobly from Proto-Ryukyuan *awa, from Proto-Japonic *awa.

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː/

あー (Ā) 

1. 安和: Awa

Cognate with Japanese ああ (ā, literally “oh”).

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː/

あー (ā) 

1. あー: oh! ah! (voice you make when you feel deeply about something)

Inherited from Proto-Ryukyuan *-a. Compare Japanese 屋 (ya).

あー (-ā) 

1. Used to indicate the subject of an adjective, noun, or nominalized verb.

   ‎っくゎ (kkwa, “child”) + ‎むい (mui, “babysitting”) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎っくゎむやー (kkwamuyā, “babysitter”)

   ‎たんち (tanchi, “short temper”) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎たんちゃー (tanchā, “a person who has short temper”)

2. (derogatory) Used to indicate the provenance of a person.

   ‎あぐに (“Aguni”) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎あぐなー (Agunā, “people from Aguni”)

   ‎アミリカ (Amirika) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎アミリカー (Amirikā, “American”)

3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Used to indicate the name of hyakushō (Ryukyuan commoner) from a warabi-naa (Okinawan traditional given name) of samuree (Ryukyuan aristocracy).

   ‎たるー (Tarū, masculine given name) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎たらー (Tarā)

   ‎ちるー (Chirū, feminine given name) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎ちらー (Chirā)

   ‎うしー (Ushī, feminine given name) + ‎あー (-ā) → ‎うさー (Usā)

4. A suffix attached to words for animals. Sometimes, the original, non-suffixed form is not used.

   ‎あふぃる (afiru, “domestic duck”) + ‎あー (ā) → ‎あふぃらー (afirā)

   ‎あたびち (atabichi, “frog”) + ‎あー (ā) → ‎あたびちゃー (atabichā)

   ‎がらし (garashi, “crow”) + ‎あー (ā) → ‎がらさー (garasā)

• Note that this suffix may coalesce or replace the vowel of the preceding term.

• んちゅ (nchu)

• “あー・あ・やー” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.