"har" meaning in English

See har in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: en-us-har.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} har
  1. A sound of laughter, with a sarcastic connotation. Synonyms: hardy har har
    Sense id: en-har-en-intj-wOUURcUz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 34 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: en-us-har.ogg [US] Forms: hars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|harre}} Middle English harre, {{m|enm|herre}} herre, {{inh|en|ang|heorra||hinge; cardinal point}} Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*herzô||hinge}} Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)kerd-||to move, sway, swing, jump}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”), {{cog|sco|herre}} Scots herre, {{m|sco|harr}} harr, {{m|sco|har||hinge}} har (“hinge”), {{cog|nl|harre}} Dutch harre, {{m|nl|her}} her, {{m|nl|har||hinge}} har (“hinge”), {{cog|is|hjarri||hinge}} Icelandic hjarri (“hinge”), {{cog|la|cardō||hinge}} Latin cardō (“hinge”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} har (plural hars)
  1. (dialectal) A hinge. Tags: dialectal Synonyms: harr, harre
    Sense id: en-har-en-noun-OGrA~UkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 34 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

Audio: en-us-har.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|particle|head=|sort=}} har, {{en-part}} har
  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Alternative form of ah (interrogative particle) Tags: Manglish, Singlish, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ah (extra: interrogative particle) Related terms: har gow (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-har-en-particle-ow7Di2mS Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Manglish, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English particles, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of English particles: 25 33 42 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 34 24 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        "(Manglish, Singlish) Alternative form of ah (interrogative particle)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-har.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c9/En-us-har.ogg/En-us-har.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/En-us-har.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "har"
}

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