Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Indicates action completion, or more generally, perfective aspect. · Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect (see usage notes). · Used to emphasize that something has to be done now.
Borrowed from Hokkien 了 (liáu) and Teochew 了 (liao²), with tone and spelling influenced by Mandarin 了 (liǎo) and its romanization in Hanyu Pinyin.
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"Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect (see usage notes).",
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