لالا

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Khalaj

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Noun

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لالا (lâla) (definite accusative لالاݧ, plural لالالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of lâla (brother)

Declension

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Malay

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Noun

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لالا (plural لالا-لالا or لالا۲, informal 1st possessive لالاکو, 2nd possessive لالامو, 3rd possessive لالاڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of lala

Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? lālā
Dari reading? lālā
Iranian reading? lâlâ
Tajik reading? lolo

Etymology 1

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Sound-symbolic; compare English lullaby, lull.

Noun

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لالا (lâlâ)

  1. (childish) sleep

Interjection

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لالا (lâlâ)

  1. Used to hush a baby to sleep.

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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A nursery word probably originally referring to brothers; compare Baluchi لالا (lálá, brother), Pashto لالا (lālā, term used to address an elder brother), Punjabi لالا (lālā, term used to address an elder brother).

Noun

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لالا (lâlâ)

  1. (archaic) tutor; especially, tutor of royal princes or other noble children
  2. (colloquial Dari) elder brother
Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: lələ
  • Hindustani:
    Urdu: لالا (lālā)
  • Khalaj: lâla
  • Ottoman Turkish: لالا (lâlâ)
  • Ushojo: لالا

Ushojo

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Etymology

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From Dari لالا (lālā).

Noun

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لالا (lālā)

  1. older brother, elder brother