Are (indecl.) [onomat. Cp. Sk. lalallā, Gr. lale/w, Lat. lallo = E. lull, Ger. lallen & without redupl. Ags. holā, Ger. halloh, E. lo. An abbrev. form of are is re. Cf. also alālā] exclam. of astonishment & excitement: he! hallo! I say!, implying an imprecation: Away with you (with voc.) J i.225 (dāsiputta -- ceṭaka); iv.391 (duṭṭha -- caṇḍāla); DA i.265 (= re); VvA 68 (dubbinī), 217 ("how in the world").