also: ほれ
Used to draw attention to something, often while pointing or presenting something. Can also express mild surprise or urge someone to notice.
Look, there's a rainbow over there.
See, I told you so.
Standard kana spelling; no kanji form exists.
Dialectal or old-fashioned variant; mainly used in some regional speech or older texts.
The origin is uncertain; it is a native Japanese interjection with no clear kanji or historical derivation.