ลา

See also: ล่า and ล้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ลา l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	laa
	Royal Institute	la
(standard) IPA(key)		/laː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Compare Middle Chinese 驢 (MC ljo, “donkey”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa), Shan လႃး (láa), Khmer លា (liə).

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ฬา (laa)

 

Noun

ลา • (laa)

1. donkey.

See also

• ล่อ (lɔ̂ɔ)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa), Khmer លា (liə).

Verb

ลา • (laa) (abstract noun การลา)

1. to take one's leave, say goodbye (upon one's departure).
2. to request or take leave, leave of absence, time off.

Derived terms

• ร่ำลา (râm-laa)
• ลาก่อน (laa-gɔ̀ɔn)
• ลาลับ

 

Etymology 3

From English la.

Noun

ลา • (laa)

1. la, the sixth note of major scale.