nla

Cebuano

Pronoun

nla

1. (text messaging) Alternative spelling of nimo: they, theirs

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• نلَ
• lílá, nílá

Etymology

From partial reduplication of lá (“to be big”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ́.lá/

Adjective

ńlá

1. big, large

   Synonym: títóbi

   bí ìyà ńlá bá gbéni ṣánlẹ̀, ìyà kékèké á gorí ẹni ― When a big problem knocks a person down, smaller problems easily ride over him (proverb on a chain of problems)

Derived terms

• ńlá-ńlá