lãa
See also: laa, láa, la'a, -laa, -LAA, and lå
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin lāna (“wool”), from Proto-Italic *wlānā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlã.a/
Noun
lãa f
- wool, fleece
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 23 (facsimile):
- […] nunca uestirei ia maiſ lãa nẽ lỹo.
- […] I will never wear wool or linen again.
- […] nunca uestirei ia maiſ lãa nẽ lỹo.
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Descendants
- Fala: lan
- Galician: la, laa, lan
- Portuguese: lã