"la" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /lɑː/ Audio: en-us-la.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: From French la, Italian la. Etymology templates: {{str left|fr|1}} f, {{langname-lite|fr|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} French, {{str left|fr|1}} f, {{langname-lite|fr|is family=1}} French, {{str left|fr|1}} f, {{langname-lite|fr|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} French, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|fr|1}} f, {{langname-lite|fr|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} French, {{str left|fr|1}} f, {{langname-lite|fr|is family=1}} French, {{der-lite/lang|en|fr|allow family=1|sort=}} French, {{str left|fr|1}} f, {{langname-lite|fr|is family=1}} French, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{str left|fr|1}} f, {{langname-lite|fr}} French, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{m-lite|fr|la|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} la, {{der-lite|en|fr|la}} French la, {{str left|it|1}} i, {{langname-lite|it|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Italian, {{str left|it|1}} i, {{langname-lite|it|is family=1}} Italian, {{str left|it|1}} i, {{langname-lite|it|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Italian, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|it|1}} i, {{langname-lite|it|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Italian, {{str left|it|1}} i, {{langname-lite|it|is family=1}} Italian, {{der-lite/lang|en|it|allow family=1|sort=}} Italian, {{str left|it|1}} i, {{langname-lite|it|is family=1}} Italian, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{str left|it|1}} i, {{langname-lite|it}} Italian, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{m-lite|it|la|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} la, {{der-lite|en|it|la}} Italian la Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} la (not comparable)
  1. Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-la-en-adj-tRt~V7ad Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English particles, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 2 5 24 1 25 2 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 39 9 2 5 15 1 15 2 12 Disambiguation of English particles: 21 13 4 5 17 3 17 5 16 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 26 11 2 4 16 1 14 2 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Interjection

IPA: /lɑː/ Audio: en-us-la.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Sound used to form meaningless song refrains. Of imitative origin. Compare Old English lā (a common exclamation), Ancient Greek λαλαγε (lalage, “babble”), German lallen (“to babble”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|lā|pos=a common exclamation}} Old English lā (a common exclamation), {{cog|grc|λαλαγε||babble}} Ancient Greek λαλαγε (lalage, “babble”), {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} German, {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de|is family=1}} German, {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} German, {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de|is family=1}} German, {{str left|lallen|1}} l, {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de}} German, {{str left|lallen|1}} l, {{m-lite|de|lallen||alt=|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=to babble|tr=|ts=}} lallen (“to babble”), {{cog-lite|de|lallen||to babble}} German lallen (“to babble”) Head templates: {{en-interjection}} la
  1. Represents the sound of music or singing.
    Sense id: en-la-en-intj-lS6IPXeV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 2 5 24 1 25 2 13 Disambiguation of English particles: 21 13 4 5 17 3 17 5 16 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 26 11 2 4 16 1 14 2 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /lɑː/ Audio: en-us-la.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: From Middle English la, from Old English lā. More at lo. Etymology templates: {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|is family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|is family=1}} Middle English, {{der-lite/lang|en|enm|allow family=1|sort=}} Middle English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|is family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm}} Middle English, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{m-lite|enm|la|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} la, {{der-lite|en|enm|la}} Middle English la, {{str left|ang|1}} a, {{langname-lite|ang|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Old English, {{str left|ang|1}} a, {{langname-lite|ang|is family=1}} Old English, {{str left|ang|1}} a, {{langname-lite|ang|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Old English, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|ang|1}} a, {{langname-lite|ang|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Old English, {{str left|ang|1}} a, {{langname-lite|ang|is family=1}} Old English, {{der-lite/lang|en|ang|allow family=1|sort=}} Old English, {{str left|ang|1}} a, {{langname-lite|ang|is family=1}} Old English, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{str left|ang|1}} a, {{langname-lite|ang}} Old English, {{str left|lā|1}} l, {{m-lite|ang|la|lā||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} lā, {{der-lite|en|ang|la|lā}} Old English lā, {{str left|lo|1}} l, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|lo|1}} l, {{m-lite|en|lo}} lo Head templates: {{en-interj}} la
  1. (obsolete) Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-la-en-intj-NEdEmp4H Categories (other): Pages using lite templates
  2. (archaic) Expressing surprise, anger. etc. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-la-en-intj-Evv9AO~z Categories (other): Pages using lite templates
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: law
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /lɑː/ Audio: en-us-la.ogg [US] Forms: las [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: From Latin labii, from the first word of the sixth line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based because its lines started on each note of the scale successively. Etymology templates: {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Latin, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|is family=1}} Latin, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Latin, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Latin, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|is family=1}} Latin, {{der-lite/lang|en|la|allow family=1|sort=}} Latin, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|is family=1}} Latin, {{str left|labii|1}} l, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la}} Latin, {{str left|labii|1}} l, {{m-lite|la|labii|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} labii, {{der-lite|en|la|labii}} Latin labii Head templates: {{en-noun}} la (plural las)
  1. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: lah Coordinate_terms: do [music, entertainment, lifestyle], re [music, entertainment, lifestyle], mi [music, entertainment, lifestyle], fa [music, entertainment, lifestyle], sol [music, entertainment, lifestyle], ti [music, entertainment, lifestyle] Translations (syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale): لَا (lā) [masculine] (Arabic), la (Basque), la [masculine] (Catalan), là (Corsican), la [common-gender] (Danish), la (Dutch), la (Finnish), la [masculine] (French), λα (la) [neuter] (Greek), lá (Hungarian), la (Ido), ラ (ra) (Japanese), 라 (ra) (Korean), ла (la) (Macedonian), la [feminine] (Polish), lá [masculine] (Portuguese), ля (lja) [neuter] (Russian), la (Serbo-Croatian), la (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-la-en-noun-yDBUKSGC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 2 5 24 1 25 2 13 Disambiguation of English particles: 21 13 4 5 17 3 17 5 16 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 26 11 2 4 16 1 14 2 24 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /lɑː/ Audio: en-us-la.ogg [US] Forms: las [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Possibly a shortened form of lad. Etymology templates: {{str left|lad|1}} l, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|lad|1}} l, {{m-lite|en|lad}} lad Head templates: {{en-noun}} la (plural las)
  1. (Liverpool) lad, kid Related terms: lid [slang]
    Sense id: en-la-en-noun-YDi3cga7 Categories (other): Liverpudlian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Particle

IPA: /lɑː˥/ [Hong-Kong], /lɑː/ Audio: en-us-la.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: From Cantonese 啦 (laa¹). Doublet of lah. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|啦}} Cantonese 啦 (laa¹), {{doublet|en|lah}} Doublet of lah Head templates: {{head|en|particle|head=|sort=}} la, {{en-particle}} la
  1. Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order. Tags: Hong-Kong, colloquial
    Sense id: en-la-en-particle-rdimji1A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Singapore English, Hong Kong English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 2 5 24 1 25 2 13 Disambiguation of English particles: 21 13 4 5 17 3 17 5 16 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 26 11 2 4 16 1 14 2 24 Disambiguation of Hong Kong English: 88 12
  2. Used to tone down comments. Tags: Hong-Kong, colloquial
    Sense id: en-la-en-particle-Gg9M8mrJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lor, wor
Etymology number: 6

Particle

IPA: /lɑː/ Audio: en-us-la.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː Head templates: {{head|en|particle|head=|sort=}} la, {{en-particle}} la
  1. (Singlish, Manglish) Alternative form of lah Tags: Manglish, Singlish, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lah
    Sense id: en-la-en-particle-1nZmWOa8 Categories (other): Manglish, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 2 5 24 1 25 2 13 Disambiguation of English particles: 21 13 4 5 17 3 17 5 16 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 26 11 2 4 16 1 14 2 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
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          "word": "la"
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          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
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          "word": "lá"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
          "word": "la"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ra",
          "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
          "word": "ラ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ra",
          "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
          "word": "라"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "la",
          "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
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        },
        {
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          "lang": "Polish",
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          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
          "word": "la"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
          "word": "la"
        }
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
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        "entertainment",
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      "word": "la"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "co",
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      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "word": "là"
    },
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
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      "word": "la"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "word": "la"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "la"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "la",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λα"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "word": "lá"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "word": "la"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ra",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "word": "ラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ra",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "word": "라"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "word": "ла"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "la"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lja",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ля"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale",
      "word": "la"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
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        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "tr": "",
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      },
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      },
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    }
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        {
          "ref": "2007 November 22, Kate Carter, The Guardian",
          "text": "Following lukewarm on the heels of an article a few weeks ago, where (I paraphrase due to having filed the relevant copy in the recycling bin) Victoria Beckham made a \"well-meaning\" remark that the other Spice Girls might want to lose a few pounds, we now have a new incidence of La Beckham's scintillating and entirely well-meaning humour.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 232",
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        }
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          "woman"
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        [
          "ironic",
          "ironic"
        ],
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          "prima donna"
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      ]
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/En-us-la.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    "Italian language"
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}

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        "2": "1"
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        "slang"
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        "Liverpudlian English"
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          "lad",
          "lad"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/En-us-la.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    }
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}

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    "English doublets",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English particles",
    "English terms borrowed from Cantonese",
    "English terms derived from Cantonese",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English two-letter words",
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        "2": "yue",
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      "name": "bor"
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    }
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "word": "lor"
    },
    {
      "word": "wor"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Sleep la! ― [You should] go to bed.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Eat shit la you! ― You're going to hell! (calque of 食屎啦你！)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order."
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        "Hong-Kong",
        "colloquial"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ok la ― not bad; good enough",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to tone down comments."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɑː˥/",
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-la.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/En-us-la.ogg/En-us-la.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/En-us-la.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "la"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English particles",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English two-letter words",
    "Pages using lite templates",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː/1 syllables",
    "Singapore English"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 7,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "particle",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "la",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "la",
      "name": "en-particle"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "particle",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "lah"
        }
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        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of lah"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lah",
          "lah#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Singlish, Manglish) Alternative form of lah"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-la.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/En-us-la.ogg/En-us-la.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/En-us-la.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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}

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