アル

Japanese

Etymology

Mimicing erhua ("~兒") in northern Chinese dialects. Or, from kyōwa-go (協和語).

Particle

アル • (aru) 

1. (fiction) Stereotypical sentence-final particle used by Chinese.
   • 2004, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:

     いつも　めずらしい　カセキ　けんきゅう　してる　アルよ！

     Itsumo mezurashii kaseki kenkyū shiteru aru yo!

     We are always studying rare Pokémon fossils!

2. (offensive, ethnic slur) Mimicking Chinese speech.

See also

• (mimicking Koreans) ニダ (nida)