xala

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See also: xalà, xa lạ, xała, and xa̱ła

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic хала
Abjad خالا

Etymology

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From Persian خاله (xâle), ultimately from Arabic خالة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [χɑˈɫɑ]
  • Hyphenation: xa‧la

Noun

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xala (definite accusative xalanı, plural xalalar)

  1. maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)
    Coordinate terms: bibi (paternal aunt), əmi (paternal uncle), dayı (maternal uncle)

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • xala” in Obastan.com.

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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xala f (plural xales)

  1. a pleasure outing or excursion, especially a noisy one
    Synonym: forada

Etymology 2

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Verb

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xala

  1. inflection of xalar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

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xala (locative)

  1. Obsolete spelling of xāllah.