啦 (Kangxi radical 30,口+8, 11 strokes,cangjie input口手卜廿 (RQYT),four-corner6001₈,composition⿰口拉)

• Kangxi Dictionary:not present, would followpage 196, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3882
• Dae Jaweon: page 418, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 636, character 5
• Unihan data for U+5566

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 口(“mouth”) + phonetic 拉.

啦

1. (Mandarin, colloquial)contraction of了啊(le a)
   1. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state with a strong emotion.
   2. Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action with a strong emotion.

啦

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啦

1. (Cantonese)Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order.

   走啦！[Cantonese]  ― zau²laa¹![Jyutping]  ―  Leave(please)!

2. (onomatopoeia) cheering sound

• Without the particle, the example is very impersonal and straightforward, whilst it is softened down with the particle啦.
• The usage of this particle is usually spoken, but its written form can be used in some informal writing. With more formal settings of writing, the Mandarin particle吧 (baa6) is used instead.

• (sentence-final particle):

• → English:lah(or via Malaylah),la
• → Malay:lah,la,ah(Etymology 1, informal, clipping)
  • → English:lah(or directly from Cantonese啦(laa¹))

• (Cantonese)喇 (laa3),嘞 (laak3)

啦

1. (Hokkien)Used as afinalparticle toindicate,focus on, orexclaim atopic,subject,declaration.

   Synonym:啊(--a / --ah)

   我食飽囉啦。[Philippine Hokkien,trad.]
   我食饱啰啦。[Philippine Hokkien,simp.]

   Góa chia̍h-pá--lo͘--la.[Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   I've eaten already,ok. / I'm full now,alright.

   真媠啦！[Hokkien]  ― Chin súi--la![Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  Quite beautiful,alright!

   凊彩啦！[Hokkien]  ― Chhìn-chhái--la![Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  Any will do,ok!

2. (Hokkien)Used as afinalparticle to expressexhortation.

   Synonym:啊(--a / --ah)

   緊來啦，坐咧食囉啦。[Philippine Hokkien,trad.]
   紧来啦，坐咧食啰啦。[Philippine Hokkien,simp.]

   Kín lâi--la, chě lé chia̍h--lo͘--la.[Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Come quicklyok, sit and eat alreadyalright.

3. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien)already;now(Used as afinalperfectiveparticle to denotecompletion.)

   Synonyms:囉 /啰(--lo͘ / --lo͘h),矣(--ah / --a),(Singapore, Malaysia)了(liáu)

4. (Taiwanese Hokkien)Used as afinalperfunctoryparticle to denotedispleasure,unwillingness, andperfunctoriness.

   好啦！毋通吵阮啦！[Hokkien,trad. andsimp.]

   Hó--lah! M̄-thang chhá goán--lah![Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Okalright! Don't annoy usalready!

• (final perfective particle):

From了 +啊

啦(Shanghainese)

1. Placed on the end of a sentence to indicate a yes-no question.
   • 2007,钱乃荣 [Qian Nairong],上海话大词典 [Shànghǎihuà dàcídiǎn],上海辞书出版社, page310:

     功課做好啦？[Shanghainese,trad.]
     功课做好啦？[Shanghainese,simp.]

     ¹kon-khu⁵tsu-hau-la[Wugniu]

     Have you finished your homework?

啦(Shanghainese)

1. Used to indicate a persistent questioning tone
   • 2007,钱乃荣 [Qian Nairong],上海话大词典 [Shànghǎihuà dàcídiǎn],上海辞书出版社, page310:

     哪能辦啦？[Shanghainese,trad.]
     哪能办啦？[Shanghainese,simp.]

     ⁶na-nen⁵pe⁰la[Wugniu]

     How do you do this?

2. Used to indicate berating tone
   • 2007,钱乃荣 [Qian Nairong],上海话大词典 [Shànghǎihuà dàcídiǎn],上海辞书出版社, page310:

     儂哪能介糊塗啦！[Shanghainese,trad.]
     侬哪能介糊涂啦！[Shanghainese,simp.]

     ⁶non⁶nan-nen¹ka⁶wu-du-la[Wugniu]

     How are you this disordered!

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• Go-on:ろう(rō)^{←ろふ(rofu,historical)}
• Kan-on:ろう(rō)^{←らふ(rafu,historical)}

啦:Hán Nôm readings:lạp,láp

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