alsa

See also: Alsa and ALSA

Afar

Etymology

Cognates include Saho alsa (“moon, month”), alsä (“moonlight”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈalsa/, [ˈʔʌlsʌ]
• Hyphenation: al‧sa

Noun

álsa m (plural alsitté f or aloosá f)

1. month

Declension

Declension of álsa
absolutive	álsa
predicative	álsa
subjective	alsí
genitive	alsí
Postpositioned forms l-case álsal k-case álsak t-case álsat h-case álsah

Pronunciation 2

Alsa (2).

• IPA^(key): /alˈsa/, [ʔʌlˈsʌ]
• Hyphenation: al‧sa

Noun

alsá f (plural alsoosí f or alsáli m)

1. moon

Declension

Declension of alsá
absolutive	alsá
predicative	alsá
subjective	alsá
genitive	alsá
Postpositioned forms l-case alsál k-case alsák t-case alsát h-case alsáh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 39
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 39

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alza (“raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalsa/, [ˈʔal̪.sa]
• IPA^(key): /ʔalˈsa/, [ʔal̪ˈsa]
• Hyphenation: al‧sa

Noun

álsa or alsá (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐ)

1. raise; lift; hoist

   Synonyms: buhat, tuon

Derived terms

• alsahon
• mag-alsa

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alzar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ʔalˈsa/, [ʔʌl̪ˈs̪a]

Verb

alsa

1. to carry; to lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting

Synonyms

• (to carry by hand): bitbit
• (to carry someone on the back): ba, baba
• (to carry by tucking under one's arm): sip-it
• (to carry over one's shoulder): pas-an
• (to carry together): bayong, yayong
• (to carry with one's arms): kugos
• (to carry on one’s head): lukdo
• (to carry on one's shoulders): sung-ay
• (to carry with one's mouth): paak
• kaba, kalib-ay, sagakay

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *allswā

Conjunction

alsa

1. so
2. also
3. as

Spanish

Etymology

From ALSA (a bus company). The company name is an acronym of Automóviles Luarca, S.A..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalsa/ [ˈal.sa]
• Rhymes: -alsa
• Syllabification: al‧sa

Noun

alsa m (plural alsas)

1. (Asturias, Cantabria, Leon) bus

   Cogemos el alsa para ir a Gijón.

   We took the bus to Gijón.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alzar, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, derived from Latin altus (“high”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈsa/, [ʔɐlˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: al‧sa

Noun

alsá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐ)

1. rising (as of dough)
2. raising; lifting
3. revolt; uprising; rebellion

   Synonyms: rebelyon, himagsik

4. strong or violent protest
5. tantrums (of children, babies, etc.)
6. act of cutting a deck of cards
7. appearance on the surface of one's skin (of rashes, etc.)

Derived terms

• alsa-balutan
• alsahin
• kaalsa
• maalsa
• mag-alsa
• maialsa
• paalsa
• pag-aalsa
• pag-alsa
• pag-alsahan
• pampaalsa
• umalsa

 

Related terms

• alta
• altimetriya
• altisimo
• alto
• altura

 

Further reading

• “alsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018