លា

See also: ណ, លូ, លើ, លៃ, លី, ។ល។, and ល

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic លា lā WT romanisation liə (standard) IPA(key) /liə/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Thai ลา (laa), Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa).

Verb

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

1. to say goodbye, to leave
2. to quit, to retire, to depart

Derived terms

• ជម្រាបលា (cumriəp liə) / ជំរាបលា (cumriəp liə)
• លាសិនហើយ (liə sən haəy)
• លាហើយ (liə haəy)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laʔ, *laʔ-s (“to spread, to extend”).

Verb

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

1. to unfold, to unroll, to unwind, to unpack, to spread out, to open up, to open out
2. to unclench (a fist)
3. to bloom (of a flower)

Adjective

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ភាពលា)

1. to be unfolded, unrolled, opened up

Noun

លា • (liə)

1. an opening up, unrolling, unfolding
2. species of jasmine (see ម្លិះលា​)

Affixed forms

• រលា (rɔliə)

Etymology 3

Verb

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

1. (of kin) to be of the fifth generation forward or back from oneself (i.e., great-great-great-grandchild or great-great-great-grandparent)

Noun

លា • (liə)

1. great-great-great-grandparent(s)
2. great-great-great-grandchild

See also

• ទួត (tuət, “3rd generation relative”)
• លួត (luət, “4th generation relative”)

Etymology 4

Compare Middle Chinese 驢 (MC ljo, “donkey”). Cognate with Thai ลา (laa), Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa), Shan လႃး (láa).

Noun

លា • (liə)

1. donkey, ass

Derived terms

• សត្វលា (sat liə)