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Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Noun

  1. sail
  2. dorsal fin (of fish)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *laqa. Compare Maori .

Noun

  1. sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *raqa, from Proto-Polynesian *laqa.

Noun

  1. day

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

  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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Particle

  1. expressing doubt, uncertainty

Etymology 6

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la.

Pronoun

  1. (demonstrative) that
Usage notes
  • 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 (that aforementioned).

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Romanization

(la1, Zhuyin ㄌㄚ)

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Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

  1. sun

Verb

  1. (stative) to be sunny

Etymology 2

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

Noun

  1. sail

Etymology 3

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

Noun

  1. branch

Etymology 4

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

Pronoun

  1. they two
See also

Etymology 5

Particle

  1. Used to emphasise the preceding verb.
  2. Used to mark the consultative mood.

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 170