English

Proper noun

Lori

1. A female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.
   • 1957, Paul Gallico, Thomasina: The Cat who Thought She was God (Doubleday 1957), page 243:

     There was Lori - Lori - Lori no longer daft - Lori who could fight like the very devil of a Scotswoman at the side of her man - Lori would pull Mary Ruadh back from the brink of the grave, and perhaps himself too. His spirits began to lift. His whole being sang with the name of Lori.

   • 2006, Christine W. Murphy, Through Iowa Glass (Hard Shell Word Factory 2006, ISBN 0759900949), page 23:

     While she continued to cling to his arm, Lorraine pouted again. " Running away changed a lot of things, but it didn't change your name. Nobody's called me Lori for ages, but while you're here, we'll just have to put up with each other."

Etymology 2

From Armenian Լոռի ‎(Loṙi).

Proper noun

Lori

1. a region (marz) of the Republic of Armenia

Translations

Anagrams

• loir
• roil

Finnish

Noun

lori

1. loris

Declension

Anagrams

• liro

Latin

Noun

lōrī

1. genitive singular of lōrum

Malay

Etymology

English lorry

Noun

lori

1. lorry, truck

See also

• trak

Romanian

Alternative forms

• loris

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris ‎(“simpleton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo.ri/

Noun

lori m ‎(plural lori)

1. loris

Declension

See also

• lemurian

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French lori, probably from Malay lori ‎(“parrot”). Compare Malay nuri.

Noun

lori m ‎(plural lori)

1. lorikeet, lory

References

• lori in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016

Swahili

lori

Etymology

From English lorry.

Noun

lori (ma class, plural malori)

1. truck, lorry (a motor vehicle)