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lā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

Akkadian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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lā

  1. no, not (in subordinate or conditional clauses)
  2. without
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

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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lā

  1. sail
  2. dorsal fin (of fish)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *laqa. Compare Maori rā.

Noun

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lā

  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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lā

  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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lā

  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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lā

  1. expressing doubt, uncertainty

Etymology 6

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la.

Pronoun

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lā

  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 lā (“that aforementioned”).

Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Romanization

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lā (la1, Zhuyin ㄌㄚ)

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

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlaː]
  • Hyphenation: lā

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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lā

  1. sun

Verb

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lā

  1. (stative) to be sunny

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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lā

  1. sail

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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lā

  1. branch

Etymology 4

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

Pronoun

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lā

  1. they two
See also
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Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
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.
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
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
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 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 5

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Particle

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lā

  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
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