la

la · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromlabiī“lip's”
2. Italian · derived fromla
3. Middle English · inherited fromla“sixth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”
4. English todayla

From Glover's solmization, from Middle English la (“sixth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian la in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin labiī (“lip's”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.

la · interjection²

Sound used to form meaningless song refrains. Of imitative origin. Compare Old English lā (a common exclamation), Ancient Greek λαλαγε (lalage, “babble”), German lallen (“to babble”).

la · interjection³

1. Old English · derived fromlā
2. Middle English · derived fromla
3. English todayla

From Middle English la, from Old English lā. More at lo.

la · adjective⁴

1. Italian · derived fromla
2. French · derived fromla
3. English todayla

From French la, Italian la.

la · noun⁵

Possibly a shortened form of lad.

la · noun⁶

Abbreviation.

la · particle⁷

1. Cantonese · borrowed from啦
2. English todayla

From Cantonese 啦 (laa¹). Doublet of lah.

La · noun⁸

From LA

La · noun⁹

From la., from lane

Words from the same roots