លា

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See also: ណ, លូ, លើ, លៃ, លី, ។ល។, and ល

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic លា
lā
WT romanisation liə
(standard) IPA(key) /liə/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Thai ลา (laa), Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa).

Verb

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

  1. to say goodbye, to leave
  2. to quit, to retire, to depart
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laʔ, *laʔ-s (“to spread, to extend”).

Verb

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

  1. to unfold, to unroll, to unwind, to unpack, to spread out, to open up, to open out
  2. to unclench (a fist)
  3. to bloom (of a flower)

Adjective

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ភាពលា)

  1. to be unfolded, unrolled, opened up

Noun

លា • (liə)

  1. an opening up, unrolling, unfolding
  2. species of jasmine (see ម្លិះលា​)

Affixed forms

Etymology 3

Verb

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

  1. (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

លា • (liə)

  1. great-great-great-grandparent(s)
  2. great-great-great-grandchild

See also

  • ទួត (tuət, “3rd generation relative”)
  • លួត (luət, “4th generation relative”)

Etymology 4

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

លា • (liə)

  1. donkey, ass
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