R
Pronunciation
- (letter name) non-rhotic IPA: /ɑ(ɹ)/, rhotic IPA: /ɑɹ/, Ireland IPA: /ɔɹ/
- (phoneme) non-rhotic IPA: /ɹ/ or a lengthening of the previous vowel, rhotic IPA: /ɹ/
Origin 1
Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter áš±.
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Origin 2
From are, pronounced like the name of the letter r
Verb
- (abbreviation, slang, text messaging, internet) are in text messaging and internet conversationsHow r u — “How are you?â€