lā
AkkadianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Semitic *lā. Cognate with Arabic لَا (lā) and Biblical Hebrew לֹא (lōʾ).
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
lā
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HawaiianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lā
- sail
- dorsal fin (of fish)
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Polynesian *laqa. Compare Maori rā.
NounEdit
lā
Related termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *raqa, from Proto-Polynesian *laqa.
NounEdit
lā
Related termsEdit
Etymology 4Edit
NounEdit
lā
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
- each of the two cross sticks that hold the corners of a dip net
Etymology 5Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
ParticleEdit
lā
- expressing doubt, uncertainty
Etymology 6Edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la.
PronounEdit
lā
- (demonstrative) that
Usage notesEdit
- Occurs after both nouns and verbs, and as the last part of kēlā (“that”) and pēlā (“like that”); following directionals, it is usually unstressed and written as the last part of the directional (aʻela, akula, ihola, maila). It also occurs in the sequence ua lā (“that aforementioned”).
MandarinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- la (nonstandard)
PronunciationEdit
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RomanizationEdit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啣.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚹.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 垃.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拉.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 搕.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摹.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 柆.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磖.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 翋.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 菈.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 邉.
TokelauanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Polynesian *laqa. Cognates include Hawaiian lā and Samoan lā.
NounEdit
lā
VerbEdit
lā
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Polynesian *la. Cognates include Hawaiian lā and Samoan lā.
NounEdit
lā
Etymology 3Edit
From Proto-Polynesian *raqa. Cognates include Tongan vaʻa and Samoan la.
NounEdit
lā
Etymology 4Edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la. Cognates include Samoan lā.
PronounEdit
lā
See alsoEdit
Independent | ||||
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singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | au, kita1 | ki māua | ki mā | ki mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ki tāua | ki tā | ki tātou |
2nd person | koe | koulua | koutou | |
3rd person | ia | ki lāua | ki lā | ki lātou |
Agentive clitic | ||||
singular | dual | plural | ||
1st person (excl.) | kō | ki mā | ki mātou | |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ki tā | ki tātou | |
2nd person | kē | koulua | koutou | |
3rd person | ia | ki lā | ki lātou | |
1) Sympathetic *) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase. |
Inalienable (O-type) | ||||
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singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | o oku, o kita1 | o māua | o mā | o mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | o tāua | o tā | o tātou |
2nd person | o ōu, o koe | o koulua | o koutou | |
3rd person | o ona | o lāua | o lā | o lātou |
Alienable (A-type) | ||||
singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | a aku, a kita1 | a māua | a mā | a mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | a tāua | a tā | a tātou |
2nd person | a āu, a koe | a koulua | a koutou | |
3rd person | a ana | a lāua | a lā | a lātou |
1) Sympathetic *) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns |
Definite inalienable (O-type) | ||||||||
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singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
long | short | long | short | |||||
1st person (excl.) | toku, tota1 |
to māua | to mā | to mātou | oku, ota1 |
o māua | o mā | o mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | to tāua | to tā | to tātou | ― | o tāua | o tā | o tātou |
2nd person | tō | toulua | toutou | ō | oulua | outou | ||
3rd person | tona | to lāua | to lā | to lātou | ona | o lāua | o lā | o lātou |
Definite alienable (A-type) | ||||||||
singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
long | short | long | short | |||||
1st person (excl.) | taku, tata1 |
ta māua | ta mā | ta mātou | aku, ata1 |
a māua | a mā | a mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ta tāua | ta tā | ta tātou | ― | a tāua | a tā | a tātou |
2nd person | tau | taulua | tautou | au | aulua | autou | ||
3rd person | tana | ta lāua | ta lā | ta lātou | ana | a lāua | a lā | a lātou |
Indefinite inalienable (O-type) | ||||||||
singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
long | short | long | short | |||||
1st person (excl.) | hoku, hota1 |
ho māua | ho mā | ho mātou | ni oku, ni ota1 |
ni o māua | ni o mā | ni o mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ho tāua | ho tā | ho tātou | ― | ni o tāua | ni o tā | ni o tātou |
2nd person | hō | houlua | houtou | ni ō | ni oulua | ni outou | ||
3rd person | hona | ho lāua | ho lā | ho lātou | ni ona | ni o lāua | ni o lā | ni o lātou |
Indefinite alienable (A-type) | ||||||||
singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
long | short | long | short | |||||
1st person (excl.) | haku, hata1 |
ha māua | ha mā | ha mātou | ni aku, ni ata1 |
ni a māua | ni a mā | ni a mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ha tāua | ha tā | ha tātou | ― | ni a tāua | ni a tā | ni a tātou |
2nd person | hau | haulua | hautou | ni au | ni aulua | ni autou | ||
3rd person | hana | ha lāua | ha lā | ha lātou | ni ana | ni a lāua | ni a lā | ni a lātou |
1) Sympathetic |
Etymology 5Edit
ParticleEdit
lā
- Used to emphasise the preceding verb.
- Used to mark the consultative mood.
ReferencesEdit
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 170