喇

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喇 U+5587, 喇
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5587
← 喆
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 喈 →
喇 U+F90B, 喇
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F90B
← 金
 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs 奈 →

Translingual

Han character

喇 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口木中弓 (RDLN), four-corner 62000, composition ⿰口剌)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 197, character 27
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3909
  • Dae Jaweon: page 419, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 651, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+5587

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 喇

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Note: la̍t - literary.

Definitions

喇

  1. Only used in 喇叭 (lǎba, “trumpet; bugle”).

Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Note:
  • la̍h - vernacular;
  • la̍t - literary.

Definitions

喇

  1. Only used in 喇嘛 (lǎma, “lama”).

Compounds

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Definitions

喇

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Compounds

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Definitions

喇

  1. (onomatopoeia) sound of wind or rain

Compounds

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Definitions

喇

  1. Only used in 哈喇子 (hālázi, “saliva”) and 半喇子兒／半喇子儿 (“a half”).

Etymology 6

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Pronunciation 1

simp. and trad.
 喇
alternative forms 啦
嘑／呼
嚹
𡅈

Definitions

喇 (Cantonese)

  1. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state.
    佢係大學生喇。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    佢系大学生喇。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 hai6 daai6 hok6 saang1 laa3.
    He has become a university student / He is a university student now.
  2. Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action.
    我走喇。 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  ngo5 zau2 laa3.   ―  I'm leaving now.
Synonyms
  • (Mandarin) 了 (le)
See also
  • (Cantonese) 啦 (laa1), 嘞 (laak3)

Pronunciation 2

simp. and trad.
 喇
alternative forms 嗱
啦

Definitions

喇 (Cantonese)

  1. Sentence-final particle expressing surprise and suspicion.
    佢係大學生喇？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    佢系大学生喇？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 hai6 daai6 hok6 saang1 laa4?
    He has become a university student? / He is a university student now?
    你走喇？ [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  nei5 zau2 laa4?   ―  You are leaving?
Usage notes

The tone of the Cantonese sentence-final particles 呀 (aa3), 喇 (laa3), 㗎 (gaa3) and 咋 (zaa3) can be dropped to tone 4 to add disapproval, surprise and suspicion to the particle while also turning the statement into a question.

Japanese

Kanji

喇

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Korean

Hanja

喇 • (ral, ra) (hangeul 랄, 라, revised ral, ra, McCune–Reischauer ral, ra)

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Vietnamese

Han character

喇: Hán Nôm readings: lạt

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