Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
to take one's leave; to say goodbyecurated
2v.
to take leave (from work or duty); to request time offwiktionary
3n.
donkeycurated
4n.
la (the sixth note of the musical scale)wiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesและฉันก็เพิ่งเริ่มงาน ยังลาไม่ได้
And I've only just started this job, so I can't take leave yet.
ฉันต้องลางาน
I have to take leave from work.
ฉันสั่งลาเต้
I ordered a latte.
Built from
Compare Middle Chinese 驢 (MC ljo, “donkey”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa), Shan လႃး (láa), Khmer លា (liə). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩣ, Lao ລາ (lā), Lü ᦟᦱ (laa), Khmer លា (liə). Borrowed from English la.