lori

• IPA^(key): [ˈlorɪ]

lori m anim

1. lory, lorikeet (a genus of parrots)

• IPA^(key): /ˈloː.ri/
• Hyphenation: lo‧ri

Borrowed from Malay lori.

lori m (plural lori's, diminutive lorietje n)

1. a lory, fig parrot, used for certain parrots of the subfamily Loriinae

• lorre

Borrowed from French loris, probably from Dutch loeris (“fool, simpleton”).

lori m (plural lori's, diminutive lorietje n)

1. a loris, a primate of the subfamily Lorisinae

   Hypernym: halfaap

• plompe lori

From French loris.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlori/, [ˈlo̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ori
• Syllabification^(key): lo‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): lo‧ri

lori

1. loris (Old World primate of the family Lorisidae)

• liro

lori m (plural loris)

1. lory (bird)

• loriquet

• → Ottoman Turkish: لوری (lori, lory)
  • Turkish: lori

lori m (uncountable)

1. Lori (language)

• “lori”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From English lorry.

• IPA^(key): /lóː.rìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [lóː.rìː]

lōr̃ī̀ f (possessed form lōr̃ìn)

1. truck, lorry

   Synonyms: babbar mota, (Niger) kamyo

Borrowed from English lorry.

• IPA^(key): /lʊri/

lori

1. lorry

Borrowed from English lorry.

• IPA^(key): /ˈloɾi/, [ˈlɔ.ɾɪ]

lori (plural lowaari)

1. lorry, truck

   Lori de ma gi ruwa ta kulu kulu. ― The lorry won't go at all.

• Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[2], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 154

lōrī

1. genitive singular of lōrum

• IPA^(key): [lo.ri]
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: lo‧ri

Borrowed from English lorry.

lori (Jawi spelling لوري, plural lori-lori)

1. A lorry; a heavy truck.

   Synonyms: trak, truk (Indonesian)

Standard Malay uses lori for medium and heavy trucks (such as dump trucks and semi-trailers) while trak can be used for any type of truck (including those mentioned above).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

lori (Jawi spelling لوري, plural lori-lori)

1. A type of parrot.

• “lori” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ.ri/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔri
• Syllabification: lo‧ri

lori m animal (indeclinable)

1. slender loris (any primate of the genus Loris)

• lori in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• lori in PWN's encyclopedia

• loris

Borrowed from French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo.ri/

lori m (plural lori)

1. loris

• lemurian

Borrowed from French lori, probably from Malay lori (“parrot”). Compare Malay nuri.

lori m (plural lori)

1. lorikeet, lory

• “lori”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Borrowed from English lorry.^[1]

• Audio (Kenya):

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lori class V (plural malori class VI)

1. truck, lorry (a motor vehicle)

lori f (plural lorïau or loris, not mutable)

1. alternative form of lorri

Contraction of ní orí (“on the head”).

IPA^(key): /ló.ɾí/

lórí

1. atop; on top of

   Ó wà lórí ibùsùn ― It is on the bed

2. on the head

• used when no movement is implied, when movement is implied sórí is used