хала

See also: халя

BulgarianEdit

 
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Буреносни облаци, по народно вярвани като давление от хали
 
Mочер - възможен вдъхновител на митологичното същество хала

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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).

NounEdit

ха́ла (hálaf (masculine хал)

  1. (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) great calamity, fury, natural force (as phenomenon)
    Synonyms: бу́ря (búrja), спри́я (spríja), фури́я (furíja)
    ichthyoid or serpentine monster (as a physical being)
    hex, witch who controls the weather (as a personification)
  2. (figurative) female equivalent of хал (hal): ferocious, feral person or animal
    ха́ла-конhála-konferocious horse/stallion
  3. (colloquial, derogatory, figurative) female equivalent of хал (hal): gourmand, glutton, unsatiable person
    Synonyms: ла́комник (lákomnik), ненаси́тник (nenasítnik)
DeclensionEdit
Coordinate termsEdit
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
  • мо́чер (móčer, olm) (an amphibian native to the Western Balkans, colloquially imagined to have supernatural abilities similar to хала)

ReferencesEdit

Etymology 2Edit

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).

NounEdit

ха́ла (hálaf

  1. (obsolete) large covered marketplace
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Alternative formsEdit
Coordinate termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • хали in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • хали in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

ChechenEdit

AdjectiveEdit

хала (xala)

  1. difficult

IngushEdit

AdjectiveEdit

хала (xala)

  1. difficult

RussianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Hebrew חלה(khalá), probably by way of Yiddish חלה(khale).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ха́ла (xálaf inan (genitive ха́лы, nominative plural ха́лы, genitive plural хал)

  1. challah, twist

DeclensionEdit

Serbo-CroatianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From German Halle.

NounEdit

хала f (Latin spelling hala)

  1. hall

Etymology 2Edit

From Ottoman Turkish خلا(halâ), from Arabic خَلَاء(ḵalāʔ).

NounEdit

хала f (Latin spelling hala)

  1. WC, water closet
  2. toilet
  3. privy
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Etymology 3Edit

From Ottoman Turkish خاله(hâla, hâle), from Arabic خَالَة(ḵāla).

NounEdit

хала f (Latin spelling hala)

  1. aunt (maternal or paternal)
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Etymology 4Edit

AdjectiveEdit

ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла (Latin spelling hála or hàla or hȁla)

  1. Alternative form of ала (spotted)

NounEdit

ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла f (Latin spelling hála or hàla or hȁla)

  1. Alternative form of ала (dragon)

UkrainianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Hebrew חלה(khalá), probably by way of Yiddish חלה(khale).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ха́ла (xálaf inan (genitive ха́ли, nominative plural ха́ли, genitive plural хал)

  1. challah, twist

DeclensionEdit