хала
Bulgarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Slavic *xala, possibly contamination of various sources. Some aspects of the creature could be from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”) (per Georgieva), while others from native roots related to ха́лост (hálost, “futility, lack of structure”), наха́лен (nahálen, “impertinent, intrusive”). In Western dialects, the word is homophonous with the dialectal word for serpent (cf. Serbo-Croatian а̏ла, Macedonian ала (ala)), of Turkish origin.
Mythological depictions combine elements from Slavic (see Coordinate terms) and Paleo-Balkan mythology (cf. Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn), Ἄνεμοι (Ánemoi); Thracian Chaos-dragon; Albanian Kulshedra).
Noun edit
ха́ла • (hála) f (masculine хал)
- (Slavic mythology) tempest, typhon (mythological creature or phantasm that brings hails, blizzards, thunderstorms, and/or whirlwinds; believed to reside within stormclouds or in thick fogs)
- (figurative) female equivalent of хал (hal): ferocious, feral person or animal
- ха́ла-кон ― hála-kon ― ferocious horse/stallion
- (colloquial, derogatory, figurative) female equivalent of хал (hal): gourmand, glutton, unsatiable person
- Synonyms: ла́комник (lákomnik), ненаси́тник (nenasítnik)
Declension edit
Coordinate terms edit
- ви́ла (víla), ди́ва (díva), ю́да (júda) (fairy creatures believed to have mastery over natural phenomena)
- змей (zmej, “dragon”), ламя́ (lamjá, “lamia”), стри́га (stríga, “strix”), гороло́м (gorolóm, “tempest”) (similar mythological monsters)
- я́ро (járo), я́рило (járilo, “natural calamity”) (mythological being)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- мо́чер (móčer, “olm”) (an amphibian native to the Western Balkans, colloquially imagined to have supernatural abilities similar to хала)
References edit
- “хала”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “хала”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “хала”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 482
- Ан. Стойнев, Р. Попов, et al. (2006) “Хала”, in Българска митология. Енциклопедичен речник, Изд. "Захарий Стоянов"
Etymology 2 edit
Theoretical singular of nowadays plurale tantum ха́ли pl (háli), borrowed from German Halle. The concept stems from East German Kaufhallen, which were incorporated/copied throughout the former Eastern Bloc during 20th century. Etymologically, doublet of хол (hol) (borrowed from English instead).
Noun edit
ха́ла • (hála) f
- (obsolete) large covered marketplace
Declension edit
Alternative forms edit
- ха́ле (hále)
Coordinate terms edit
- тъ́ржище (tǎ́ržište, “marketplace”)
- паза́р (pazár, “bazaar”)
- суперма́ркет (supermárket, “supermarket”)
References edit
Chechen edit
Adjective edit
хала • (xala)
Ingush edit
Adjective edit
хала • (xala)
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hebrew חלה (khalá), probably by way of Yiddish חלה (khale).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ха́ла • (xála) f inan (genitive ха́лы, nominative plural ха́лы, genitive plural хал)
Declension edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
хала f (Latin spelling hala)
Etymology 2 edit
From Ottoman Turkish خلا (halâ), from Arabic خَلَاء (ḵalāʔ).
Noun edit
хала f (Latin spelling hala)
Synonyms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Ottoman Turkish خاله (hâla, hâle), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).
Noun edit
хала f (Latin spelling hala)
- aunt (maternal or paternal)
Synonyms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Adjective edit
ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла (Latin spelling hála or hàla or hȁla)
- Alternative form of ала (“spotted”)
Noun edit
ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла f (Latin spelling hála or hàla or hȁla)
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew חלה (khalá), probably by way of Yiddish חלה (khale).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ха́ла • (xála) f inan (genitive ха́ли, nominative plural ха́ли, genitive plural хал)