លា

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See also: , លូ, លើ, លៃ, លី, ។ល។, and

Khmer

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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លា (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

  1. to say goodbye, to leave
  2. to quit, to retire, to depart
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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

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លា (liə) (abstract noun ភាពលា)

  1. to be unfolded, unrolled, opened up

Noun

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លា (liə)

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

Affixed forms

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Etymology 3

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Verb

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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

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លា (liə)

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

See also

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

Etymology 4

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Compare Middle Chinese (MC ljo, “donkey”). Cognate with Thai ลา (laa), Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (), ᦟᦱ (laa), Shan လႃး (láa).

Noun

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លា (liə)

  1. donkey, ass
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