ละ

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Seems sound-symbolic or otherwise a natural exclamation. Alternatively, related to Etymology 4?”)

ละ • (lá)

1. particle used often with mildly entreative or corroborative force

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ละ • (lá)

1. each, per.

   ปีละครั้ง

   bpii lá kráng

   annually, once a year

• ต่อ (dtɔ̀ɔ)

Cognate with Lao ລະ (la), Northern Thai ᩃ, Lü ᦟᦰ (l!). Compare Khmer លះ (lĕəh) or ស្រឡះ (srɑlah), Mon ဗၠး.

ละ • (lá) (abstract noun การละ)

1. to vacate; to depart; to leave; to abandon.
2. to omit (words or phrases).

From แล้ว (lɛ́ɛo).

ละ • (lá)

1. already

• “ละ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.