lori

Czech

Noun

lori m anim

1. lory, lorikeet (a genus of parrots)

Declension

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay lori.

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• lorre

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

1. A loris, a primate of the subfamily Lorisinae.

   Hypernym: halfaap

Derived terms

• plompe lori

Finnish

Etymology

From French loris.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lori

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

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

• liro

French

Etymology 1

Noun

lori m (plural loris)

1. lory (bird)

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Noun

lori m (uncountable)

1. Lori (language)

Further reading

• “lori”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Hausa

Etymology

From English lorry.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lōr̃ī̀ f (possessed form lōr̃ìn)

1. truck, lorry

   Synonyms: babbar mota, (Niger) kamyo

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English lorry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊri/

Noun

lori

1. lorry

Latin

Noun

lōrī

1. genitive singular of lōrum

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

lori

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

From English lorry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlori/,
• Hyphenation: lo‧ri

Noun

lori (Jawi spelling لوري, plural lori-lori, informal 1st possessive loriku, 2nd possessive lorimu, 3rd possessive lorinya)

1. lorry; heavy truck

Usage notes

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).

Synonyms

• trak
• truk (Indonesian)

Further reading

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

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

lori

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ.ri/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔri
• Syllabification: lo‧ri

Noun

lori m animal (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

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

Romanian

Alternative forms

• loris

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo.ri/

Noun

lori m (plural lori)

1. loris

Declension

See also

• lemurian

Etymology 2

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

Noun

lori m (plural lori)

1. lorikeet, lory

Declension

References

• lori in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English lorry.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

lori (ma class, plural malori)

1. truck, lorry (a motor vehicle)

Welsh

Noun

lori f (plural lorïau or loris, not mutable)

1. Alternative form of lorri

Yoruba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ló.ɾí/

Adverb

lórí

1. atop; on top of

   Ó wà lórí ibùsùn ― It is on the bed

2. on the head

Usage notes

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