akala

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See also: a̱ka̱la, ākala, and акала

Hausa

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Etymology

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From Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq ăkala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔá.kàː.là/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.kàː.lə̀]

Noun

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akā̀là f (plural àkā̀lai, possessed form akā̀làr̃)

  1. rope used to lead a camel
  2. (by extension) lead or control over a situation

References

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  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Igbo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Yoruba àkàrà.

Noun

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akala

  1. deep-fried bean cake

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Potet (2013, 2016), could be from the following:

Pronunciation

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Noun

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akalà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜎ)

  1. presumption; surmise; assumption; thinking
  2. belief; opinion
  3. (obsolete) calculation; estimate

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Yoruba

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Àkàlà

Pronunciation

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Noun

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àkàlà

  1. A general term for the various species of hornbill
    Synonyms: àkàlàmàgbò, atíòro, atíálá
    àkàlà á ṣá ojú ìkà jẹThe hornbill gouge out the eyes of the wicked

References

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  • Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0[2], number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN