"ལ" meaning in Tibetan

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Character

IPA: /*la/, /la˥˥/ [Lhasa] Forms: la [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|bo|letter}} ལ • (la)
  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Tibetan alphabet Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-ལ-bo-character-W9PmGrP1 Categories (other): Tibetan entries with incorrect language header, Tibetan postpositions Disambiguation of Tibetan entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 10 4 15 3 29 Disambiguation of Tibetan postpositions: 24 15 9 8 16 6 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /*la/, /la˩˨/ [Lhasa] Forms: la [romanization]
Etymology: Perhaps from Sino-Tibetan *la (“area far from settlements; wilderness”); compare Chinese 野 (OC *laːʔ, *ɦljaʔ, “countryside; field”). Etymology templates: {{m|sit-pro||*la|area far from settlements; wilderness}} *la (“area far from settlements; wilderness”), {{och-l|野|countryside; field}} 野 (OC *laːʔ, *ɦljaʔ, “countryside; field”) Head templates: {{head|bo|noun}} ལ • (la)
  1. hillside, mountain pass Derived forms: ལ་དུག (english: altitude sickness; la dug)
    Sense id: en-ལ-bo-noun-XtTpVRdt Categories (other): Tibetan entries with incorrect language header, Tibetan postpositions Disambiguation of Tibetan entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 10 4 15 3 29 Disambiguation of Tibetan postpositions: 24 15 9 8 16 6 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Postposition

IPA: /*la/, /laˑ/ [Lhasa] Forms: la [romanization]
Etymology: Schuessler (2007) connects it to Old Chinese particle 也 (OC *laːlʔ), which is possibly of Sino-Tibetan origin. Etymology templates: {{och-l|也}} 也 (OC *laːlʔ), {{der|bo|sit}} Sino-Tibetan Head templates: {{head|bo|postposition}} ལ • (la)
  1. Marks oblique locatives.
    Sense id: en-ལ-bo-postp-7CV4ueOR
  2. Marks the dative (a recipient in a trivalent construction).
    Sense id: en-ལ-bo-postp-fiBx3KVC
  3. Marks the dative (a recipient in a trivalent construction).
    Marks the possessor in have-constructions which use a copular verb.
    Sense id: en-ལ-bo-postp-Si7TwkSh Categories (other): Tibetan entries with incorrect language header, Tibetan postpositions Disambiguation of Tibetan entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 10 4 15 3 29 Disambiguation of Tibetan postpositions: 24 15 9 8 16 6 22
  4. Marks the subject of verbs such as "like" and "need".
    Sense id: en-ལ-bo-postp-KPLWv5Sg
  5. Marks the direct object of verbs which involve contact but no change of state.
    Sense id: en-ལ-bo-postp-KEiBnQ~4 Categories (other): Tibetan entries with incorrect language header, Tibetan postpositions Disambiguation of Tibetan entries with incorrect language header: 14 25 10 4 15 3 29 Disambiguation of Tibetan postpositions: 24 15 9 8 16 6 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    }
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "The twenty-sixth letter of the Tibetan alphabet"
      ],
      "id": "en-ལ-bo-character-W9PmGrP1",
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        [
          "alphabet",
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      "tags": [
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  ],
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      "other": "/*la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/*la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/la˥˥/",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ལ"
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      "name": "m"
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    {
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      },
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          "word": "ལ་དུག"
        }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/la˩˨/",
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        "Lhasa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ལ"
}

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      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "sit"
      },
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    }
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        "Marks oblique locatives."
      ],
      "id": "en-ལ-bo-postp-7CV4ueOR"
    },
    {
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        "Marks the dative (a recipient in a trivalent construction)."
      ],
      "id": "en-ལ-bo-postp-fiBx3KVC"
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        "Marks the dative (a recipient in a trivalent construction).",
        "Marks the possessor in have-constructions which use a copular verb."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have#English"
        ]
      ]
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        "Marks the subject of verbs such as \"like\" and \"need\"."
      ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "/*la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/*la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˑ/",
      "tags": [
        "Lhasa"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Tibetan letters",
    "Tibetan postpositions",
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    "Tibetan terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/*la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/la˥˥/",
      "tags": [
        "Lhasa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ལ"
}

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    "Tibetan terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      "english": "altitude sickness; la dug",
      "word": "ལ་དུག"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "mountain",
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/*la/"
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      "ipa": "/la˩˨/",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Marks oblique locatives."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Marks the dative (a recipient in a trivalent construction)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Marks the dative (a recipient in a trivalent construction).",
        "Marks the possessor in have-constructions which use a copular verb."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Marks the subject of verbs such as \"like\" and \"need\"."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Marks the direct object of verbs which involve contact but no change of state."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "other": "/*la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/*la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˑ/",
      "tags": [
        "Lhasa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ལ"
}

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