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Webster 1913 Edition
La
La
(lä)
, Noun.
(Mus.)
(a)
A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.
(b)
The tone A; – so called among the French and Italians.
1.
Look; see; behold; – sometimes followed by you.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
An exclamation of surprise; – commonly followed by me;
as,
La
me! [Low]
Webster 1828 Edition
La
LA
, exclam. [perhaps corrupted from look, but this is doubtful.] Look; see; behold.LA
, in music, the syllable by which Guido denotes the last sound of each hexachord.Definition 2024
lā
lā
See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"
Hawaiian
Noun
lā
- sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
- day
- sail
- fin (of fish)
- each of the two cross sticks that hold the corners of a dip net
- The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
Particle
lā
- expressing doubt, uncertainty
Pronoun
lā
- (demonstrative) that
Usage notes
- Occurs after both nouns and verbs, and as the last part of kēlā (that) and pēlā (like that); following directionals, it is usually unstressed and written as the last part of the directional (aʻela, akula, ihola, maila). It also occurs in the sequence ua lā (that aforementioned).