See also: xalà, xa lạ, xała, and xa̱ła

Azerbaijani edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic хала
Abjad خالا

Etymology edit

From Persian خاله (xâle), ultimately from Arabic خالة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [χɑˈɫɑ]
  • Hyphenation: xa‧la

Noun edit

xala (definite accusative xalanı, plural xalalar)

  1. maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)
    Coordinate terms: bibi (paternal aunt), əmi (paternal uncle), dayı (maternal uncle)

Declension edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • xala” in Obastan.com.

Catalan edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

xala f (plural xales)

  1. a pleasure outing or excursion, especially a noisy one
    Synonym: forada

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

xala

  1. inflection of xalar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Classical Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

xala (locative)

  1. Obsolete spelling of xāllah