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Translingual
Han character
啦 (Kangxi radical 30, 口 +8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口手卜廿 (RQYT ), four-corner 60018 , composition ⿰口 拉 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: not present , would follow page 196 , character 26
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3882
Dae Jaweon: page 418, character 17
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 636, character 5
Unihan data for U+5566
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 ) : semantic 口 ( “ mouth ” ) + phonetic 拉 .
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
啦
( Mandarin , colloquial ) Contraction of 了 啊 ( le a ) .
Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state with a strong emotion.
Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action with a strong emotion.
Etymology 2
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啦
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Etymology 3
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啦
( Cantonese ) Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order.
走 啦 ! [Cantonese ] ― zau2 laa1 ! ― Leave (please) !
( onomatopoeia ) cheering sound
Usage notes
Without the particle, the example is very impersonal and straightforward, whilst it is softened down with the particle 啦 .
The usage of this particle is usually spoken, but its written form can be used in some informal writing. With more formal settings of writing, the Mandarin particle 吧 (baa6 ) is used instead.
Synonyms
( interjection ) : ( Mandarin ) 吧 (ba )
Descendants
→ English: lah ( or via Malay lah ) , la
→ Malay: lah → English: lah ( or directly from Cantonese 啦 ( laa1 ) )
See also
( Cantonese ) 喇 (laa3 ), 嘞 (laak3 )
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
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啦
( Southern Min ) Placed at the end of a sentence to denote completion of an action.
( Southern Min ) Placed at the end of a sentence to denote dissatisfaction and perfunctoriness.
( Philippine Hokkien ) Placed at the end of a sentence to denote affirmation.
我 食飽 咯 啦 [Philippine Hokkien , trad. ] 我 食饱 咯 啦 [Philippine Hokkien , simp. ] Góa chia̍h-pá--lo͘--la [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] I've eaten already, ok . / I'm full now, alright .
Etymology 5
From 了 + 啊
Pronunciation
Definitions
啦 ( Shanghainese )
Placed on the end of a sentence to indicate a yes-no question.
功課 做 好 啦 ? [Shanghainese , trad. ] 功课 做 好 啦 ? [Shanghainese , simp. ] From: 2007 , Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典 , page 3101 kon-khu 5 tsu-hau-la [Wugniu ] Have you finished your homework?
Etymology 6
Pronunciation
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啦 ( Shanghainese )
Used to indicate a persistent questioning tone
哪能 辦 啦 ? [Shanghainese , trad. ] 哪能 办 啦 ? [Shanghainese , simp. ] From: 2007 , Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典 , page 3106 na-nen 5 pe 0 la [Wugniu ] How do you do this?
Used to indicate berating tone
儂 哪能 介 糊塗 啦 ! [Shanghainese , trad. ] 侬 哪能 介 糊涂 啦 ! [Shanghainese , simp. ] From: 2007 , Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典 , page 3106 non 6 nan-nen 1 ka 6 wu-du-la [Wugniu ] How are you this disordered!
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
啦
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji )
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
啦 : Hán Nôm readings: lạp , láp
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