lala

See also: Lala, lālā, and la'la'

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Sanskrit लाला (lālā, “saliva”)

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪aˌl̪a/
• (Cebu) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪a/
• (Surigaonon) IPA^(key): /ˈjaˌja/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lala

1. venom

Adjective

lala

1. venomous
2. (of bladed weapons or tools) sharp

Derived terms

• lala og dila

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Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lælæ/

Verb

lala

1. to wait

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Hiligaynon

Noun

lála

1. solfeggio

Verb

lála (diminutive lalá-lála)

1. (music) to sing a lullaby

Verb

lálà or lâlâ

1. to strip, separate (meat from the bone)

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Kristang

FWOTD – 31 May 2014

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/

Noun

lala (plural lala-lala)

1. shellfish, as food

References

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Niuean

Noun

lala

1. guava

Usage notes

Only in the southern dialect.

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Serbo-Croatian

FWOTD – 25 September 2012

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لاله‎ (lâle), from Persian لاله‎ (lâle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǎːla/
• Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lála f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ла)

1. (Bosnia, regional Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia) tulip
   • 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. [...]

   • 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. [...]

   • 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 [...]

2. (regional) a person from Vojvodina

Synonyms

• tȕlipān

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lala (infinitive kulala)

1. to sleep
2. to lie down
3. (kulala na) to sleep with (to have sexual intercourse with)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lala
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kulala							kutolala
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					lala							laleni
Habitual					hulala
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nililala nalilala tulilala twalilala ulilala walilala mlilala mwalilala alilala walilala ulilala ililala lililala yalilala kililala vililala ililala zililala ulilala kulilala palilala mulilala Relative niliolala naliolala tuliolala twaliolala uliolala waliolala mliolala mwaliolala aliolala waliolala uliolala iliolala liliolala yaliolala kiliolala viliolala iliolala ziliolala uliolala kuliolala paliolala muliolala Negative sikulala hatukulala hukulala hamkulala hakulala hawakulala haukulala haikulala halikulala hayakulala hakikulala havikulala haikulala hazikulala haukulala hakukulala hapakulala hamukulala
Present Positive ninalala nalala tunalala unalala mnalala analala wanalala unalala inalala linalala yanalala kinalala vinalala inalala zinalala unalala kunalala panalala munalala Relative ninaolala naolala tunaolala unaolala mnaolala anaolala wanaolala unaolala inaolala linaolala yanaolala kinaolala vinaolala inaolala zinaolala unaolala kunaolala panaolala munaolala Negative silali hatulali hulali hamlali halali hawalali haulali hailali halilali hayalali hakilali havilali hailali hazilali haulali hakulali hapalali hamulali
Future Positive nitalala tutalala utalala mtalala atalala watalala utalala italala litalala yatalala kitalala vitalala italala zitalala utalala kutalala patalala mutalala Relative nitakaolala tutakaolala utakaolala mtakaolala atakaolala watakaolala utakaolala itakaolala litakaolala yatakaolala kitakaolala vitakaolala itakaolala zitakaolala utakaolala kutakaolala patakaolala mutakaolala Negative sitalala hatutalala hutalala hamtalala hatalala hawatalala hautalala haitalala halitalala hayatalala hakitalala havitalala haitalala hazitalala hautalala hakutalala hapatalala hamutalala
Subjunctive Positive nilale tulale ulale mlale alale walale ulale ilale lilale yalale kilale vilale ilale zilale ulale kulale palale mulale Negative nisilale tusilale usilale msilale asilale wasilale usilale isilale lisilale yasilale kisilale visilale isilale zisilale usilale kusilale pasilale musilale
Present Conditional Positive ningelala tungelala ungelala mngelala angelala wangelala ungelala ingelala lingelala yangelala kingelala vingelala ingelala zingelala ungelala kungelala pangelala mungelala Negative nisingelala singelala tusingelala hatungelala usingelala hungelala msingelala hamngelala asingelala hangelala wasingelala hawangelala usingelala haungelala isingelala haingelala lisingelala halingelala yasingelala hayangelala kisingelala hakingelala visingelala havingelala isingelala haingelala zisingelala hazingelala usingelala haungelala kusingelala hakungelala pasingelala hapangelala musingelala hamungelala
Past Conditional Positive ningalilala tungalilala ungalilala mngalilala angalilala wangalilala ungalilala ingalilala lingalilala yangalilala kingalilala vingalilala ingalilala zingalilala ungalilala kungalilala pangalilala mungalilala Negative nisingalilala singalilala tusingalilala hatungalilala usingalilala hungalilala msingalilala hamngalilala asingalilala hangalilala wasingalilala hawangalilala usingalilala haungalilala isingalilala haingalilala lisingalilala halingalilala yasingalilala hayangalilala kisingalilala hakingalilala visingalilala havingalilala isingalilala haingalilala zisingalilala hazingalilala usingalilala haungalilala kusingalilala hakungalilala pasingalilala hapangalilala musingalilala hamungalilala
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelilala tungelilala ungelilala mngelilala angelilala wangelilala ungelilala ingelilala lingelilala yangelilala kingelilala vingelilala ingelilala zingelilala ungelilala kungelilala pangelilala mungelilala
General Relative Positive nilalao tulalao ulalao mlalao alalao walalao ulalao ilalao lilalao yalalao kilalao vilalao ilalao zilalao ulalao kulalao palalao mulalao Negative nisiolala tusiolala usiolala msiolala asiolala wasiolala usiolala isiolala lisiolala yasiolala kisiolala visiolala isiolala zisiolala usiolala kusiolala pasiolala musiolala
Gnomic Positive nalala twalala walala mwalala alala walala walala yalala lalala yalala chalala vyalala yalala zalala walala kwalala palala mwalala
Perfect Positive nimelala tumelala umelala mmelala amelala wamelala umelala imelala limelala yamelala kimelala vimelala imelala zimelala umelala kumelala pamelala mumelala
"Already" Positive nimeshalala tumeshalala umeshalala mmeshalala ameshalala wameshalala umeshalala imeshalala limeshalala yameshalala kimeshalala vimeshalala imeshalala zimeshalala umeshalala kumeshalala pameshalala mumeshalala
"Not yet" Negative sijalala hatujalala hujalala hamjalala hajalala hawajalala haujalala haijalala halijalala hayajalala hakijalala havijalala haijalala hazijalala haujalala hakujalala hapajalala hamujalala
"If/When" Positive nikilala tukilala ukilala mkilala akilala wakilala ukilala ikilala likilala yakilala kikilala vikilala ikilala zikilala ukilala kukilala pakilala mukilala
"If not" Negative nisipolala tusipolala usipolala msipolala asipolala wasipolala usipolala isipolala lisipolala yasipolala kisipolala visipolala isipolala zisipolala usipolala kusipolala pasipolala musipolala
Consecutive Positive nikalala tukalala ukalala mkalala akalala wakalala ukalala ikalala likalala yakalala kikalala vikalala ikalala zikalala ukalala kukalala pakalala mukalala
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -lalia

• Nominal derivations:
  • malale (“sleeping sickness”)
  • mlalaji (“sleeper”)

See also

• usingizi

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lála, from Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

1. to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Noun

lala

1. weave

Synonyms

• habi
• wanla

Adjective

lalá

1. woven

Etymology 2

Noun

lalâ

1. state of becoming or growing serious or aggravated
2. aggravation; seriousness; graveness

Adjective

lalâ

1. aggravated; grown serious or grave

Synonyms

• mabigat
• malala
• malubha
• seryo

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫɑ.ˈɫɑ]
• Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lala (definite accusative lalayı, plural lalalar)

1. (obsolete) tutor
2. (historical) tutor of a Shahzadah

Declension

Inflection
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

• şehzade lalası (2)

Derived terms

• lala paşa eğlendirmek
• lalalık

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lála, from Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [láːla]

Verb

-lála

1. (intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
2. (intransitive) to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lála, from Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /láːla/

Verb

-lála

1. (intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
2. (intransitive) to sleep
3. (intransitive) to stay (for the night)
4. (intransitive) to have sex

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukulala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulala	ukungalali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lala	lale
Plural	lalani	laleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalala, ngilala	engilalayo, engilala	ngilala	angilali	engingalali	ngingalali
2nd singular	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	ulala	awulali	ongalali	ungalali
1st plural	siyalala, silala	esilalayo, esilala	silala	asilali	esingalali	singalali
2nd plural	niyalala, nilala	enilalayo, enilala	nilala	anilali	eningalali	ningalali
Class 1	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	elala	akalali	ongalali	engalali
Class 2	bayalala, balala	abalalayo, abalala	belala	abalali	abangalali	bengalali
Class 3	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	ulala	awulali	ongalali	ungalali
Class 4	iyalala, ilala	elalayo, elala	ilala	ayilali	engalali	ingalali
Class 5	liyalala, lilala	elilalayo, elilala	lilala	alilali	elingalali	lingalali
Class 6	ayalala, alala	alalayo, alala	elala	awalali	angalali	engalali
Class 7	siyalala, silala	esilalayo, esilala	silala	asilali	esingalali	singalali
Class 8	ziyalala, zilala	ezilalayo, ezilala	zilala	azilali	ezingalali	zingalali
Class 9	iyalala, ilala	elalayo, elala	ilala	ayilali	engalali	ingalali
Class 10	ziyalala, zilala	ezilalayo, ezilala	zilala	azilali	ezingalali	zingalali
Class 11	luyalala, lulala	olulalayo, olulala	lulala	alulali	olungalali	lungalali
Class 14	buyalala, bulala	obulalayo, obulala	bulala	abulali	obungalali	bungalali
Class 15	kuyalala, kulala	okulalayo, okulala	kulala	akulali	okungalali	kungalali
Class 17	kuyalala, kulala	okulalayo, okulala	kulala	akulali	okungalali	kungalali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilalile, ngilalē	engilalile, engilalē	ngilalile, ngilalē	angilalanga	engingalalanga	ngingalalanga
2nd singular	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	ulalile, ulalē	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
1st plural	silalile, silalē	esilalile, esilalē	silalile, silalē	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
2nd plural	nilalile, nilalē	enilalile, enilalē	nilalile, nilalē	anilalanga	eningalalanga	ningalalanga
Class 1	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	elalile, elalē	akalalanga	ongalalanga	engalalanga
Class 2	balalile, balalē	abalalile, abalalē	belalile, belalē	abalalanga	abangalalanga	bengalalanga
Class 3	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	ulalile, ulalē	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
Class 4	ilalile, ilalē	elalile, elalē	ilalile, ilalē	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 5	lilalile, lilalē	elilalile, elilalē	lilalile, lilalē	alilalanga	elingalalanga	lingalalanga
Class 6	alalile, alalē	alalile, alalē	elalile, elalē	awalalanga	angalalanga	engalalanga
Class 7	silalile, silalē	esilalile, esilalē	silalile, silalē	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
Class 8	zilalile, zilalē	ezilalile, ezilalē	zilalile, zilalē	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 9	ilalile, ilalē	elalile, elalē	ilalile, ilalē	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 10	zilalile, zilalē	ezilalile, ezilalē	zilalile, zilalē	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 11	lulalile, lulalē	olulalile, olulalē	lulalile, lulalē	alulalanga	olungalalanga	lungalalanga
Class 14	bulalile, bulalē	obulalile, obulalē	bulalile, bulalē	abulalanga	obungalalanga	bungalalanga
Class 15	kulalile, kulalē	okulalile, okulalē	kulalile, kulalē	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
Class 17	kulalile, kulalē	okulalile, okulalē	kulalile, kulalē	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālala	engālala	ngālala	angilalanga	engingalalanga	ngingalalanga
2nd singular	wālala	owālala	wālala	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
1st plural	sālala	esālala	sālala	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
2nd plural	nālala	enālala	nālala	anilalanga	eningalalanga	ningalalanga
Class 1	wālala	owālala	ālala	akalalanga	ongalalanga	engalalanga
Class 2	bālala	abālala	bālala	abalalanga	abangalalanga	bengalalanga
Class 3	wālala	owālala	wālala	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
Class 4	yālala	eyālala	yālala	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 5	lālala	elālala	lālala	alilalanga	elingalalanga	lingalalanga
Class 6	ālala	ālala	ālala	awalalanga	angalalanga	engalalanga
Class 7	sālala	esālala	sālala	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
Class 8	zālala	ezālala	zālala	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 9	yālala	eyālala	yālala	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 10	zālala	ezālala	zālala	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 11	lwālala	olwālala	lwālala	alulalanga	olungalalanga	lungalalanga
Class 14	bālala	obālala	bālala	abulalanga	obungalalanga	bungalalanga
Class 15	kwālala	okwālala	kwālala	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
Class 17	kwālala	okwālala	kwālala	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalala	—	ngingalala	ngingelale	—	ngingelale
2nd singular	ungalala	—	ungalala	ungelale	—	ungelale
1st plural	singalala	—	singalala	singelale	—	singelale
2nd plural	ningalala	—	ningalala	ningelale	—	ningelale
Class 1	angalala	—	engalala	angelale	—	engelale
Class 2	bangalala	—	bengalala	bangelale	—	bengelale
Class 3	ungalala	—	ungalala	ungelale	—	ungelale
Class 4	ingalala	—	ingalala	ingelale	—	ingelale
Class 5	lingalala	—	lingalala	lingelale	—	lingelale
Class 6	angalala	—	engalala	angelale	—	engelale
Class 7	singalala	—	singalala	singelale	—	singelale
Class 8	zingalala	—	zingalala	zingelale	—	zingelale
Class 9	ingalala	—	ingalala	ingelale	—	ingelale
Class 10	zingalala	—	zingalala	zingelale	—	zingelale
Class 11	lungalala	—	lungalala	lungelale	—	lungelale
Class 14	bungalala	—	bungalala	bungelale	—	bungelale
Class 15	kungalala	—	kungalala	kungelale	—	kungelale
Class 17	kungalala	—	kungalala	kungelale	—	kungelale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolala	engizolala	ngizolala	angizulala	—	ngingezulala
2nd singular	uzolala	ozolala	uzolala	awuzulala	—	ungezulala
1st plural	sizolala	esizolala	sizolala	asizulala	—	singezulala
2nd plural	nizolala	enizolala	nizolala	anizulala	—	ningezulala
Class 1	uzolala	ozolala	ezolala	akazulala	—	engezulala
Class 2	bazolala	abazolala	bezolala	abazulala	—	bengezulala
Class 3	uzolala	ozolala	uzolala	awuzulala	—	ungezulala
Class 4	izolala	ezolala	izolala	ayizulala	—	ingezulala
Class 5	lizolala	elizolala	lizolala	alizulala	—	lingezulala
Class 6	azolala	azolala	ezolala	awazulala	—	engezulala
Class 7	sizolala	esizolala	sizolala	asizulala	—	singezulala
Class 8	zizolala	ezizolala	zizolala	azizulala	—	zingezulala
Class 9	izolala	ezolala	izolala	ayizulala	—	ingezulala
Class 10	zizolala	ezizolala	zizolala	azizulala	—	zingezulala
Class 11	luzolala	oluzolala	luzolala	aluzulala	—	lungezulala
Class 14	buzolala	obuzolala	buzolala	abuzulala	—	bungezulala
Class 15	kuzolala	okuzolala	kuzolala	akuzulala	—	kungezulala
Class 17	kuzolala	okuzolala	kuzolala	akuzulala	—	kungezulala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolala	engiyolala	ngiyolala	angiyulala	—	ngingeyulala
2nd singular	uyolala	oyolala	uyolala	awuyulala	—	ungeyulala
1st plural	siyolala	esiyolala	siyolala	asiyulala	—	singeyulala
2nd plural	niyolala	eniyolala	niyolala	aniyulala	—	ningeyulala
Class 1	uyolala	oyolala	eyolala	akayulala	—	engeyulala
Class 2	bayolala	abayolala	beyolala	abayulala	—	bengeyulala
Class 3	uyolala	oyolala	uyolala	awuyulala	—	ungeyulala
Class 4	iyolala	eyolala	iyolala	ayiyulala	—	ingeyulala
Class 5	liyolala	eliyolala	liyolala	aliyulala	—	lingeyulala
Class 6	ayolala	ayolala	eyolala	awayulala	—	engeyulala
Class 7	siyolala	esiyolala	siyolala	asiyulala	—	singeyulala
Class 8	ziyolala	eziyolala	ziyolala	aziyulala	—	zingeyulala
Class 9	iyolala	eyolala	iyolala	ayiyulala	—	ingeyulala
Class 10	ziyolala	eziyolala	ziyolala	aziyulala	—	zingeyulala
Class 11	luyolala	oluyolala	luyolala	aluyulala	—	lungeyulala
Class 14	buyolala	obuyolala	buyolala	abuyulala	—	bungeyulala
Class 15	kuyolala	okuyolala	kuyolala	akuyulala	—	kungeyulala
Class 17	kuyolala	okuyolala	kuyolala	akuyulala	—	kungeyulala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilale	ngingalali
2nd singular	ulale	ungalali
1st plural	silale	singalali
2nd plural	nilale	ningalali
Class 1	alale	angalali
Class 2	balale	bangalali
Class 3	ulale	ungalali
Class 4	ilale	ingalali
Class 5	lilale	lingalali
Class 6	alale	angalali
Class 7	silale	singalali
Class 8	zilale	zingalali
Class 9	ilale	ingalali
Class 10	zilale	zingalali
Class 11	lulale	lungalali
Class 14	bulale	bungalali
Class 15	kulale	kungalali
Class 17	kulale	kungalali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalala	angilala
2nd singular	walala	awulala
1st plural	salala	asilala
2nd plural	nalala	anilala
Class 1	walala	akalala
Class 2	balala	abalala
Class 3	walala	awulala
Class 4	yalala	ayilala
Class 5	lalala	alilala
Class 6	alala	awalala
Class 7	salala	asilala
Class 8	zalala	azilala
Class 9	yalala	ayilala
Class 10	zalala	azilala
Class 11	lwalala	alulala
Class 14	balala	abulala
Class 15	kwalala	akulala
Class 17	kwalala	akulala

Derived terms

• -lalela (applicative)
• -lalisa (causative)
• -lalisisa (intensive)
• -laleka (neuter-passive)
• -lalwa (passive)
• -lele (stative)

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “lala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lala (3.9)”