lā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Compare Maori rā.

Noun

lā

1. sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
2. day
3. sail
4. fin (of fish)
5. each of the two cross sticks that hold the corners of a dip net
6. The name of the Latin-script letter L.

Related terms

• Lāhainā
• Lā Hoʻomaikaʻi
• lā noa

 

Etymology 2

Particle

lā

1. expressing doubt, uncertainty

Etymology 3

Pronoun

lā

1. (demonstrative) that

Usage notes

• 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”).

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Mandarin

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Romanization

lā (Zhuyin ㄌㄚ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 啣
2. Pinyin transcription of 嚹
3. Pinyin transcription of 垃
4. Pinyin transcription of 拉
5. Pinyin transcription of 搕
6. Pinyin transcription of 摹
7. Pinyin transcription of 柆
8. Pinyin transcription of 磖
9. Pinyin transcription of 翋
10. Pinyin transcription of 菈
11. Pinyin transcription of 邉