lā
See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"
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Hawaiian[edit]
Noun[edit]
lā
- sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
- day
- sail
- fin (of fish)
- each of the two cross sticks that hold the corners of a dip net
- The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
Particle[edit]
lā
- expressing doubt, uncertainty
Pronoun[edit]
lā
- (demonstrative) that
Usage notes[edit]
- 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 lā (that aforementioned).
Mandarin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Romanization[edit]
lā (Zhuyin ㄌㄚ)