"la" meaning in Vietnamese

See la in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [laː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [laː˧˧] [Huế], [laː˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier], [CJK]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 騾 (“mule”, SV: loa). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|騾}}, {{der|vi|zh|騾//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">loa</i>|t=mule|tr=-}} Chinese 騾 (“mule”, SV: loa), {{vi-etym-sino|騾|mule|loa|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 騾 (“mule”, SV: loa) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=騾}} la • (騾), {{vi-noun|騾|cls=con}} (classifier con) la • (騾)
  1. a horse–donkey hybrid; a mule or a hinny Related terms: lừa
    Sense id: en-la-vi-noun-yn06E9D1 Categories (other): Equids Disambiguation of Equids: 40 27 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [laː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [laː˧˧] [Huế], [laː˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=羅, 囉}} la • (羅, 囉), {{vi-verb|羅, 囉}} la • (羅, 囉)
  1. to cry, to shout
    Sense id: en-la-vi-verb-rc7hxK6c Categories (other): Equids Disambiguation of Equids: 40 27 33
  2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to reprimand, to scold Tags: Central, Southern, Vietnam
    Sense id: en-la-vi-verb-sbnq6o6f Categories (other): Central Vietnamese, Southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese links with redundant alt parameters, Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks, Vietnamese nouns classified by con, Equids Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of Vietnamese links with redundant alt parameters: 22 33 45 Disambiguation of Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 32 48 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 24 33 43 Disambiguation of Equids: 40 27 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kêu la, la hét, la làng, la lối, la mắng, la ó, la rầy
Etymology number: 1
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "la hét"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "la làng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "la lối"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "la mắng"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    }
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        "to cry, to shout"
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        ]
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 24 49",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "24 33 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese nouns classified by con",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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      ],
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              6,
              13
            ]
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              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to be scolded by wife",
          "text": "bị vợ la",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to reprimand, to scold"
      ],
      "id": "en-la-vi-verb-sbnq6o6f",
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        [
          "reprimand",
          "reprimand"
        ],
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          "scold",
          "scold"
        ]
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      ],
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        "Southern",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "la"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "zh",
        "3": "騾//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">loa</i>",
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        "tr": "-"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 騾 (“mule”, SV: loa).",
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      "form": "con",
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        "classifier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "騾",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "la • (騾)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "騾",
        "cls": "con"
      },
      "expansion": "(classifier con) la • (騾)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      ],
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          "horse",
          "horse"
        ],
        [
          "donkey",
          "donkey"
        ],
        [
          "hybrid",
          "hybrid"
        ],
        [
          "mule",
          "mule"
        ],
        [
          "hinny",
          "hinny"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "lừa"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "la"
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    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese nouns classified by con",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Chinese",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs",
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    {
      "word": "kêu la"
    },
    {
      "word": "la hét"
    },
    {
      "word": "la làng"
    },
    {
      "word": "la lối"
    },
    {
      "word": "la mắng"
    },
    {
      "word": "la ó"
    },
    {
      "word": "la rầy"
    }
  ],
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    },
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "la • (羅, 囉)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "羅, 囉"
      },
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      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cry, to shout"
      ],
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          "cry",
          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "shout",
          "shout"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Central Vietnamese",
        "Southern Vietnamese",
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              6,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to be scolded by wife",
          "text": "bị vợ la",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to reprimand, to scold"
      ],
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          "reprimand",
          "reprimand"
        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "Southern",
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "la"
}

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        "t": "mule",
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      },
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      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 騾 (“mule”, SV: loa).",
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    {
      "form": "con",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "騾",
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        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "vi",
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "la • (騾)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "vi-noun"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "lừa"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "a horse–donkey hybrid; a mule or a hinny"
      ],
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        [
          "horse",
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        ],
        [
          "donkey",
          "donkey"
        ],
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          "hybrid",
          "hybrid"
        ],
        [
          "mule",
          "mule"
        ],
        [
          "hinny",
          "hinny"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laː˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "la"
}

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