លា
Appearance
Khmer
[edit]Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Thai ลา (laa), Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa).
Verb
[edit]លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)
- to say goodbye, to leave
- to quit, to retire, to depart
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laʔ, *laʔ-s (“to spread, to extend”).
Verb
[edit]លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)
- to unfold, to unroll, to unwind, to unpack, to spread out, to open up, to open out
- to unclench (a fist)
- to bloom (of a flower)
Adjective
[edit]លា • (liə) (abstract noun ភាពលា)
Noun
[edit]លា • (liə)
Affixed forms
[edit]- រលា (rɔliə)
Etymology 3
[edit]Verb
[edit]លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)
- (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
[edit]លា • (liə)
See also
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]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
[edit]លា • (liə)
Derived terms
[edit]- សត្វលា (sat liə)