Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *lā. Cognate with Arabic لَا () and Biblical Hebrew לֹא (loʔ).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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  1. no, not (in subordinate or conditional clauses)
  2. without
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆷𒀀 (la-a)
  • 𒆷 (la)

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Noun

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  1. sail
  2. dorsal fin (of fish)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *laqa. Compare Maori .

Noun

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  1. sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *raqa, from Proto-Polynesian *laqa.

Noun

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  1. day
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Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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  1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
  2. each of the two cross sticks that hold the corners of a dip net

Etymology 5

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Particle

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  1. expressing doubt, uncertainty

Etymology 6

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la.

Pronoun

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  1. (demonstrative) that
Usage notes
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  • 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 (that aforementioned).

Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Romanization

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(la1, Zhuyin ㄌㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of  /
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlaː]
  • Hyphenation:

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *laqa. Cognates include Hawaiian and Samoan .

Noun

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  1. sun

Verb

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  1. (stative) to be sunny

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *la. Cognates include Hawaiian and Samoan .

Noun

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  1. sail

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Polynesian *raqa. Cognates include Tongan vaʻa and Samoan la.

Noun

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  1. branch

Etymology 4

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la. Cognates include Samoan .

Pronoun

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  1. they two
See also
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Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (exclusive) au, kita1 ki māua ki ki mātou
1st person (inclusive) ki tāua ki ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki ki lātou
Agentive clitic
singular dual plural
1st person (exclusive) ki ki mātou
1st person (inclusive) ki ki tātou
2nd person koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki ki lātou

1) Sympathetic
*) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (exclusive) o oku, o kita1 o māua o o mātou
1st person (inclusive) o tāua o o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (exclusive) a aku, a kita1 a māua a a mātou
1st person (inclusive) a tāua a a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a a lātou

1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns

Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. toku, tota1 to māua to to mātou oku, ota1 o māua o o mātou
incl. to tāua to to tātou o tāua o o tātou
2nd person toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to to lātou ona o lāua o 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 ta mātou aku, ata1 a māua a a mātou
incl. ta tāua ta ta tātou a tāua a a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta ta lātou ana a lāua a 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 ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1
ni o māua ni o ni o mātou
incl. ho tāua ho ho tātou ni o tāua ni o ni o tātou
2nd person houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o 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 ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1
ni a māua ni a ni a mātou
incl. ha tāua ha ha tātou ni a tāua ni a ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a ni a lātou

1) Sympathetic

Etymology 5

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Particle

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  1. Used to emphasise the preceding verb.
  2. Used to mark the consultative mood.

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 170