lala
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English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editlala (plural lalas)
- Alternative form of ilala
Etymology 2
editNoun
editlala (uncountable)
See also
editBambara
editAdverb
editlala
Bikol Central
editNoun
editlâlâ
- thick dirt on the neck and in the armpit
Cebuano
editEtymology 1
editSeveral etymologies have been proposed:
- From Sanskrit लाला (lālā, “saliva”).
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈl̪aˌl̪a/
- (Cebu) IPA(key): /ˈl̪a/
- (Surigaonon) IPA(key): /ˈjaˌja/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: la‧la
Noun
editlala
Adjective
editlala
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).
Verb
editlála
- to weave (leaves, straw, or plastic as to make hats or a mat)
Central Mazahua
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Nahuatl tlalalacatl (“goose”).
Noun
editlala
References
edit- López Marín; Antonio (2013), Diccionario Español-Mazahua, Colección biblioteca de los pueblos indígenas, Colegio de lenguas y literatura indígena del Instituto Mexiquense de Cultura, Gobierno del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico.
Ewe
editPronunciation
editVerb
editlala
- to wait
Hawaiian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).
Verb
editlala
- (transitive) to warm (as over fire)
- (intransitive) to bask in the sun
- (transitive) to cook over a fire
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *rara (“side, to be on the side”).
Noun
editlala
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Higaonon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja.
Verb
editlala
- to weave (mats)
Hiligaynon
editNoun
editlala
Verb
editlála (diminutive lalá-lála)
Verb
editlalà or lâlâ
Kituba
editVerb
editlala
- to sleep
Kristang
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlala (plural lala-lala)
References
edit- ^ 2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University, page 25.
Lala (South Africa)
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb
edit-lála
- to sleep
Luba-Kasai
editVerb
editlala
- to lie down
Malay
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlala (Jawi spelling لالا, plural lala-lala, informal 1st possessive lalaku, 2nd possessive lalamu, 3rd possessive lalanya)
- a kind of edible Venus clam, Paratapes textilis.
- a type of sea mollusc, Orbicularia orbiculata.
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: lala
Further reading
edit- “lala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Niuean
editNoun
editlala
Usage notes
editOnly in the southern dialect.
Northern Ndebele
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb
edit-lála
- to sleep
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Phuie
editNoun
editlala
Polish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ľaľa.
Noun
editlala f
- Augmentative of lalka
- (childish) doll (toy made in the form of a person)
- (childish) puppet (any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove)
- (colloquial, slang) attractive woman
- (colloquial, derogatory) Barbie, bimbo (physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence)
- (Central Greater Poland) sheepdog stick with lead inserted in the head
Declension
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editSee lela.
Interjection
editlala
Further reading
editPukapukan
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).
Verb
editlala
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editlala
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editSerbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish لاله (lâle), from Persian لاله (lâle).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlála f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ла)
- (Bosnia, regional Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia) tulip
- Synonym: tȕlipān
- 1863, Laza Kostić "Slavuj i lala" in Danica, Đorđe Popović (the publisher):
- Kako te lala žestoko ljubi,
kad bi otvorila list,
svu ujedanput razmilinu bi,
sav bi ti dala miris. [...]- How tulip fiercely loves you,
if it opened its leaf,
all the fondness at once it would,
all the smell it would give you. [...]
- How tulip fiercely loves you,
- Musa Ćazim Ćatić Gazeli:
- Tu se pilo rujno vino k'o tekuće lala-cv'jeće. [...]
- Here the red wine it was drunk as if it were liquid tulip-flowers. [...]
- Tu se pilo rujno vino k'o tekuće lala-cv'jeće. [...]
- Gavro Babić, Zašto me voliš:
- [...] ni lala nisam sa kojom možeš,
- blistave kose jutrom da kitiš [...]
- [...] nor I am tulip with which you can
- shiny hair in the morning adorn [...]
- (regional) a person from Vojvodina
Declension
editSouthern Ndebele
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb
edit-lála
- to sleep
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
editVerb
editlala
- inflection of lalar:
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit-lala (infinitive kulala)
- to sleep
- to lie down
- (kulala na) to sleep with (to have sexual intercourse with)
Conjugation
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |
Derived terms
edit- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -lalia
See also
edit- usingizi (“sleep, sleepiness”)
Swazi
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb
edit-lála
- to sleep
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Tachawit
editNoun
editlala
Tagalog
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”). Doublet of lara.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈlaʔ/ [lɐˈlaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: la‧la
Noun
editlalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
- state of becoming or growing serious or aggravated
- aggravation; seriousness; graveness
Derived terms
editAdjective
editlalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: la‧la
Noun
editlala (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
Derived terms
editSee also
editAdjective
editlalá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlalaʔ/ [ˈlaː.lɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -alaʔ
- Syllabification: la‧la
Noun
editlalà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 4
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlalaʔ/ [ˈlaː.lɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -alaʔ
- Syllabification: la‧la
Noun
editlalà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)
- preparation of a reward or punishment
Derived terms
editEtymology 5
editPossibly similar with etymology 1.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈla/ [lɐˈla]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: la‧la
Noun
editlalá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 6
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈlaʔ/ [lɐˈlaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: la‧la
Noun
editlalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)
- name of the Baybayin letter ᜎ, corresponding to "la"
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “lala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 242: “Deſollarſe) Lala (pc) por [raſcandura]”
- page 379: “L) Lala (pc) aſi nombran a nueſtra l. los Tagalos .|. lala yaon.|. ᜎ . ang lala, ay, ſiya ang naſoſonor diyan, la . L . es la que ay ſe ſigue, ay, [di lala] yaring litra? no es eſta letra .l?”
- page 568: “Tejer) Lala (pp) petates ſombreros eſteras ſavales”
Tsonga
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb
editlala
- to sleep
Tswana
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb
editlala
- to sleep
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish لالا, لله (lala), from Persian لله (lala, lale) or from Persian لالا (lālā).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlala (definite accusative lalayı, plural lalalar)
Declension
editInflection | ||
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Nominative | lala | |
Definite accusative | lalayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | lala | lalalar |
Definite accusative | lalayı | lalaları |
Dative | lalaya | lalalara |
Locative | lalada | lalalarda |
Ablative | laladan | lalalardan |
Genitive | lalanın | lalaların |
Synonyms
edit- şehzade lalası (2)
Derived terms
editVenda
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb
editlala
- to lie down
Xhosa
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit-lála
- (intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
- (intransitive) to sleep
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit-lála
- (intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
- (intransitive) to sleep
- (intransitive) to stay (for the night)
- (intransitive) to have sex
Inflection
editDerived terms
edit- -lalela (applicative)
- -lalisa (causative)
- -lalisisa (intensive)
- -laleka (neuter-passive)
- -lalwa (passive)
- -lele (stative)
References
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lala (3.9)”
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