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Akkadian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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  1. sail
  2. dorsal fin (of fish)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *laqa. Compare Maori .

Noun

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  1. sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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

Noun

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  1. day
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Etymology 4

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

Noun

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  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

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

Particle

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  1. expressing doubt, uncertainty

Etymology 6

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la.

Pronoun

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  1. (demonstrative) that
Usage notes
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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Romanization

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(la1, Zhuyin ㄌㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlaː]
  • Hyphenation:

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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  1. sun

Verb

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  1. (stative) to be sunny

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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  1. sail

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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  1. branch

Etymology 4

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

Pronoun

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  1. they two
See also
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Etymology 5

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Particle

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

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 170