"là" meaning in Vietnamese

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Combining form

IPA: [laː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [laː˦˩] [Huế], [laː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-là.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-là.wav
Head templates: {{head|vi|combining form}} là
  1. reduplicant of lạ, only used in là lạ Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-là-vi-combining_form-rmWtqpWt Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 14 3 29 9 4 3 11 2 0 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Conjunction

IPA: [laː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [laː˦˩] [Huế], [laː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-là.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-là.wav
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *laː (“to work”). Doublet of làm. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*laː||to work}} Proto-Vietic *laː (“to work”), {{doublet|vi|làm}} Doublet of làm Head templates: {{head|vi|conjunction|head=|tr=}} là, {{vi-conj}} là
  1. Used to introduce a new part of the sentence: that Synonyms: rằng
    Sense id: en-là-vi-conj-~j5oBKBa
  2. Used to indicate something is bound to happen whenever an event occurs: whenever
    Sense id: en-là-vi-conj-sUJb8HvQ Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese particles Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 14 3 29 9 4 3 11 2 0 25 Disambiguation of Vietnamese particles: 4 57 8 6 25 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [laː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [laː˦˩] [Huế], [laː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-là.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-là.wav Forms: 𬗢 [CJK], [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 羅 (SV: la). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|羅}}, {{der|vi|zh|羅//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">la</i>|t=|tr=-}} Chinese 羅 (SV: la), {{vi-etym-sino|羅||la|preMC=y}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 羅 (SV: la) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𬗢, 纙, 羅}} là • (𬗢, 纙, 羅), {{vi-noun|𬗢, 纙, 羅}} là • (𬗢, 纙, 羅)
  1. fine silk Derived forms: lụa là
    Sense id: en-là-vi-noun-9ikFxYFI Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: [laː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [laː˦˩] [Huế], [laː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-là.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-là.wav
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *laː (“to work”). Doublet of làm. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*laː||to work}} Proto-Vietic *laː (“to work”), {{doublet|vi|làm}} Doublet of làm Head templates: {{head|vi|particle|head=|tr=}} là, {{vi-particle}} là
  1. Used to state one's claim with affirmation.
    Sense id: en-là-vi-particle-FNZel3Yh
  2. (colloquial) Used to demonstrate a personal opinion naturally. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-là-vi-particle-mRYyeDcC
  3. Used to form a reduplicative phrase for emphasizing effect.
    Sense id: en-là-vi-particle-ify3bQix Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 14 3 29 9 4 3 11 2 0 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [laː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [laː˦˩] [Huế], [laː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-là.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-là.wav Forms: [CJK], 𱺵 [CJK], 𪜀 [CJK], 𦉼 [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *laː (“to work”). Doublet of làm. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*laː||to work}} Proto-Vietic *laː (“to work”), {{doublet|vi|làm}} Doublet of làm Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=羅, 𱺵, 𪜀, 𦉼}} là • (羅, 𱺵, 𪜀, 𦉼), {{vi-verb|羅, 𱺵, 𪜀, 𦉼}} là • (羅, 𱺵, 𪜀, 𦉼)
  1. (copula) to be Tags: copulative Related terms: bị, được,
    Sense id: en-là-vi-verb-CvEgfuq9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [laː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [laː˦˩] [Huế], [laː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-là.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-là.wav
Etymology: Attested late, e.g. in Phạm Đình Hổ's Nhật Dụng Thường Đàm (日用常談 "Common Words Used Daily") [1827] (https://nomfoundation.org/common/show.php?detail=1496&uiLang=en). Compare Hokkien 烙 (lo̍h / lō / lo̍k) or Teochew 烙 (luah⁴ / log⁸). Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|日用常談}} 日用常談, {{defdate|1827}} [1827] Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=󱧭}} là • (󱧭), {{vi-verb|󱧭}} là • (󱧭)
  1. (usually Northern Vietnam) to iron Tags: Northern, Vietnam, usually Synonyms: ủi
    Sense id: en-là-vi-verb-n2K80fqb Categories (other): Northern Vietnamese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [laː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [laː˦˩] [Huế], [laː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-là.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-là.wav
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} là, {{vi-verb}} là
  1. to move from a high position downwards and glide close to a flat surface like water or the ground
    Sense id: en-là-vi-verb-WiaEEPoC Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 14 3 29 9 4 3 11 2 0 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5
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          "english": "[I don't mind] Even if my meals only have pickles [on the side],\n [and] I have no reason to demand good silk for clothing.",
          "ref": "15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “Ngôn chí 言志 3”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):",
          "text": "𩛷(Bữa)咹(ăn)油(dù)固(có)𦼞(dưa)㙁(muối)\n襖(Áo)默(mặc)奈(nài)之(chi)錦(gấm)羅(là)",
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          "silk",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "(copula) to be"
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          "word": "bị"
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          "word": "được"
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        {
          "word": "ở"
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          "english": "to know that it's wrong but not to fix it.",
          "text": "biết là sai nhưng không sửa",
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          "english": "The fried chicken is really yummy.",
          "text": "Gà rán rất là ngon.",
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Download raw JSONL data for là meaning in Vietnamese (17.9kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 󱧭",
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  "section": "Vietnamese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "là",
  "trace": ""
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