English Explanatory Dictionary

anot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

particle
  1. Alternative form of or not.

Pronunciation

/əˈnɔt˨/ [əˈnɔt̚˨]

Word forms

anot

Etymology

Partial calque of Hokkien 抑無 /抑无 (a̍h bô / á bô, “or not; or no; or none”). See also Hokkien 抑是 (a̍h-sī / á-sǐ, “or”), 是抑毋是 (sī á-m̄-sī / sǐ á-m̄-sǐ, “isn't?”, literally “is it? or is it not?”).

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