Koala

See also: koala, kòala, kōʻala, and koalą

English

Alternative forms

• Coala, Coalla, Koalla

Etymology

From French Koala, from West Africa.

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Proper noun

Koala (countable and uncountable, plural Koalas)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. A West African placename
   1. A village and commune of the Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso
   2. A village and commune of the Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso
   3. (historical, 18th century) A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion
   4. (historical, 18th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people
   5. (historical, 19th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people after the destruction of the first kingdom by the Fula

Translations

surname

• Dioula: please add this translation if you can
• French: Koala (fr)
• Fula: please add this translation if you can
• Marathi: कोआला (koālā)
• Mooré: please add this translation if you can

French

Alternative forms

• Coala, Coalla, Koalla

Etymology

• (surname): A West African surname

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Koala ?

1. a surname, Koala
2. a West African placename
   1. A village and commune of the Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso
   2. A village and commune of the Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso
   3. (historical, 18th century) A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion
   4. (historical, 18th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people
   5. (historical, 19th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people after the destruction of the first kingdom by the Fula

Descendants

• English: Koala

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Koala m (strong, genitive Koalas, plural Koalas)

1. koala

Related terms

• Koalabär

Further reading

• “Koala” in Duden online
• “Koala” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache