លា

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

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.

Derived terms

• សត្វលា (sat liə)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

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

Derived terms

• ជម្រាបលា (cumriəp liə) / ជំរាបលា (cumriəp liə)
• លាសិនហើយ (liə sən haəy)
• លាហើយ (liə haəy)

Etymology 3

Verb

លា • (liə) (abstract noun ការលា)

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

Noun

លា • (liə)

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

Etymology 4

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) (លួត)
2. great-great-great-grandchild