Ar

ar (仔^t)

very common suffix and infix to nouns; 1. a diminutive suffix for nouns, adjectives or quantities; 2. a suffix that converts a verb or adjective into a noun (often a tool); 3. a suffix placed after a name or title, used endearingly; 4. interfix used limitedly in certain temporal location adverbs; 5. diminuitive if following a surname; 6. interfix placed between two nouns to show the relationship between the two objects; 7. interfix placed between two nouns to show the relationship between the two objects; 8. interfix placed between two numbers to denote the value of 100; also heard as lar, when used after words ending in t; e.g.; padar, zhadar, khut'ar

Notes

Ar, pronounced like the letter R, is the most frequent syllable in the Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan.

• kawar
• ciawar
• atok'ar

Tone sandhi exception

When a basic tone syllable is followed by "ar", it does not change tone. In some cases, a hyphen (-) may be inserted to preserve the original basic tone in writing to distinguish from another word.

without "ar"	after "ar"
o	o'ar
chiu	chiuar
hviati	hviati'ar
siøfti	siøfti'ar
iaxchi	iaxchi'ar