lala
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
lala (plural lalas)
- Alternative form of ilala
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
lala (uncountable)
Bambara edit
Adverb edit
lala
Bikol Central edit
Noun edit
lâlâ
- thick dirt on the neck and in the armpit
Cebuano edit
Etymology 1 edit
Several 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
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈl̪aˌl̪a/
- (Cebu) IPA(key): /ˈl̪a/
- (Surigaonon) IPA(key): /ˈjaˌja/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: la‧la
Noun edit
lala
Adjective edit
lala
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).
Verb edit
lála
- to weave (leaves, straw, or plastic as to make hats or a mat)
Central Mazahua edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl tlalalacatl (“goose”).
Noun edit
lala
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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lala
- to wait
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).
Verb edit
lala
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *rara (“side, to be on the side”).
Noun edit
lala
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “lala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Higaonon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja.
Verb edit
lala
- to weave (mats)
Hiligaynon edit
Noun edit
lala
Verb edit
lála (diminutive lalá-lála)
Verb edit
lalà or lâlâ
Kituba edit
Verb edit
lala
- to sleep
Kristang edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lala (plural lala-lala)
References edit
- ^ 2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University, page 25.
Lala (South Africa) edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb edit
-lála
- to sleep
Luba-Kasai edit
Verb edit
lala
- to lie down
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lala (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 edit
Noun edit
lala
Usage notes edit
Only in the southern dialect.
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb edit
-lála
- to sleep
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Phuie edit
Noun edit
lala
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľaľa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lala f
- (childish) doll (toy in the form of a human)
- (by extension, slang) an attractive woman
- (by extension) bimbo, Barbie (a beautiful and well-dressed but shallow young woman)
Declension edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Pukapukan edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).
Verb edit
lala
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
lala
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish لاله (lâle), from Persian لاله (lâle).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lála 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 edit
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb edit
-lála
- to sleep
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish edit
Verb edit
lala
- inflection of lalar:
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Verb edit
-lala (infinitive kulala)
- to sleep
- to lie down
- (kulala na) to sleep with (to have sexual intercourse with)
Conjugation edit
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb edit
-lála
- to sleep
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Tachawit edit
Noun edit
lala
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”). Doublet of lara.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
- state of becoming or growing serious or aggravated
- aggravation; seriousness; graveness
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lala (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Adjective edit
lalá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lalà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lalà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)
- preparation of a reward or punishment
Derived terms edit
Etymology 5 edit
Possibly similar with etymology 1.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lalá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 6 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)
- name of the Baybayin letter ᜎ, corresponding to "la"
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “lala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 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 & Tagalog), 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb edit
lala
- to sleep
Tswana edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb edit
lala
- to sleep
Turkish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lala (definite accusative lalayı, plural lalalar)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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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 edit
Venda edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Verb edit
lala
- to lie down
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
-lála
- (intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
- (intransitive) to sleep
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
-lála
- (intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
- (intransitive) to sleep
- (intransitive) to stay (for the night)
- (intransitive) to have sex
Inflection edit
Derived 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)”