See also: ล่า and ล้า

Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicลา
l ā
RomanizationPaiboonlaa
Royal Institutela
(standard) IPA(key)/laː˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Middle Chinese (MC ljo, “donkey”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (), ᦟᦱ (laa), Shan လႃး (láa), Khmer លា (liə).

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Noun edit

ลา (laa)

  1. donkey.
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (), ᦟᦱ (laa), Khmer លា (liə).

Verb edit

ลา (laa) (abstract noun การลา)

  1. to take one's leave, say goodbye (upon one's departure).
  2. to request or take leave, leave of absence, time off.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

From English la.

Noun edit

ลา (laa)

  1. la, the sixth note of major scale.