ล่า

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃ᩵ᩣ, Lao ລ່າ (lā).

ล่า • (lâa) (abstract noun การล่า)

1. (transitive) to hunt; to chase; to pursue.
2. (slang, transitive) to chase after; to woo.

   ผู้หญิง

   lâa pûu-yǐng

   to chase after a woman

3. (slang, transitive) to seek after, especially in an intense manner.

   รายชื่อ

   lâa raai-chʉ̂ʉ

   to seek after subscribers [to a petition]

Cognate with Lao ລ່າ (lā).

ล่า • (lâa) (abstract noun การล่า)

1. to withdraw; to retreat.

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaːꟲ (“late”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖ᩶ᩣ, Khün ᩉᩖ᩶ᩣ, Isan หล้า, หล่า, Lao ຫຼ້າ (lā), ລ່າ (lā), Lü ᦜᦱᧉ (l̇aa²), Shan လႃႈ (lāa), Phake လႃ (lā), Ahom 𑜎𑜡 (lā).

• *หล้า (*lâa) — obsolete

ล่า • (lâa)

1. (now only found in combination) late; delayed; tardy.
2. recent; fresh.

   ข่าว

   kàao lâa

   recent news