la²¹

Caijia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [la²¹]

Etymology 1

Compared to Old Chinese 大 (OC *daːds, *daːds).

Adjective

la²¹

1. big

Etymology 2

Particle

la²¹

1. Sentence-final particle marking a polar question.

   meŋ²¹sa³³ nɯ³³ tsaŋ²¹ sv̩³³ la²¹?

   Did you read last night?

References

• Lü, Shanshan (2022) A Reference Grammar of Caijia: An Unclassified Language of Guizhou (Sinitic languages of China: Typological descriptions), volume I, Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 437