アル

Ainu

Noun

アル • (aru)

  1. (Kuril, South Kuril) Kamchatka lily or wild rice

References

  • Anna Bugaeva and Tomomi Satō (2021) A Kuril Ainu Glossary by Captain V. M. Golovnin (1811)‎[1], Tokyo: International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics (Kuril)


Japanese

Etymology

Mimicing erhua ("~兒") in northern Chinese dialects. Or, from kyōwa-go (協和語).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾɯ̟]

Particle

アル • (aru) 

  1. (fiction) Stereotypical sentence-final particle used by Chinese.
    • 2004, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:
      いつも　めずらしい　カセキ　けんきゅう　してる　アルよ！
      Itsumo mezurashii kaseki kenkyū shiteru aru yo!
      We are always studying rare Pokémon fossils!
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur) Mimicking Chinese speech; ching chong

See also

  • (mimicking Koreans) ニダ (nida)
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