chala

See also: chalá, chalą, chała, chałą, Chala, Chała, Chałą, chà là, and chả là

English

Noun

chala

1. Croton scouleri, a tree native to the Galapagos.

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìjádà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.ɽá/

Noun

chalá class 7 (plural zalá class 8)

1. finger

Ibaloi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃala/ [t͡ʃɑ.lɑ]
• Hyphenation: sha‧la

Noun

chala

1. alternative form of shala

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxalˠə/

Noun

chala

1. lenited form of cala

Karao

Noun

chala

1. (anatomy) blood

Latin

Verb

chalā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of chalō

Mwani

Noun

chala class 7 (plural vyala)

1. finger

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀙𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• छल (Devanagari script)
• ছল (Bengali script)
• ඡල (Sinhalese script)
• ဆလ or ꧡလ (Burmese script)
• ฉล or ฉะละ (Thai script)
• ᨨᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ຉລ or ຉະລະ (Lao script)
• ឆល (Khmer script)
• 𑄍𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

chala n

1. fraud, pretext

References

• Maung Tin (1920), The Student's Pali-English Dictionary, Rangoon: British Burma Press.

Quechua

Adjective

chala

1. thin, skinny

Noun

chala

1. mestizo
2. maize husk
3. interchange, swap

Usage notes

Not to be confused with challa, chhalla.

Declension

Declension of chala

	singular	plural
nominative	chala	chalakuna
accusative	chalata	chalakunata
dative	chalaman	chalakunaman
genitive	chalap	chalakunap
locative	chalapi	chalakunapi
terminative	chalakama	chalakunakama
ablative	chalamanta	chalakunamanta
instrumental	chalawan	chalakunawan
comitative	chalantin	chalakunantin
abessive	chalannaq	chalakunannaq
comparative	chalahina	chalakunahina
causative	chalarayku	chalakunarayku
benefactive	chalapaq	chalakunapaq
associative	chalapura	chalakunapura
distributive	chalanka	chalakunanka
exclusive	chalalla	chalakunalla

Possessive forms of chala

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative chalay chalaykuna accusative chalayta chalaykunata dative chalayman chalaykunaman genitive chalaypa chalaykunap locative chalaypi chalaykunapi terminative chalaykama chalaykunakama ablative chalaymanta chalaykunamanta instrumental chalaywan chalaykunawan comitative chalaynintin chalaykunantin abessive chalayninnaq chalaykunannaq comparative chalayhina chalaykunahina causative chalayrayku chalaykunarayku benefactive chalaypaq chalaykunapaq associative chalaypura chalaykunapura distributive chalayninka chalaykunanka exclusive chalaylla chalaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative chalayki chalaykikuna accusative chalaykita chalaykikunata dative chalaykiman chalaykikunaman genitive chalaykipa chalaykikunap locative chalaykipi chalaykikunapi terminative chalaykikama chalaykikunakama ablative chalaykimanta chalaykikunamanta instrumental chalaykiwan chalaykikunawan comitative chalaykintin chalaykikunantin abessive chalaykinnaq chalaykikunannaq comparative chalaykihina chalaykikunahina causative chalaykirayku chalaykikunarayku benefactive chalaykipaq chalaykikunapaq associative chalaykipura chalaykikunapura distributive chalaykinka chalaykikunanka exclusive chalaykilla chalaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative chalan chalankuna accusative chalanta chalankunata dative chalanman chalankunaman genitive chalanpa chalankunap locative chalanpi chalankunapi terminative chalankama chalankunakama ablative chalanmanta chalankunamanta instrumental chalanwan chalankunawan comitative chalanintin chalankunantin abessive chalanninnaq chalankunannaq comparative chalanhina chalankunahina causative chalanrayku chalankunarayku benefactive chalanpaq chalankunapaq associative chalanpura chalankunapura distributive chalaninka chalankunanka exclusive chalanlla chalankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative chalanchik chalanchikkuna accusative chalanchikta chalanchikkunata dative chalanchikman chalanchikkunaman genitive chalanchikpa chalanchikkunap locative chalanchikpi chalanchikkunapi terminative chalanchikkama chalanchikkunakama ablative chalanchikmanta chalanchikkunamanta instrumental chalanchikwan chalanchikkunawan comitative chalanchiknintin chalanchikkunantin abessive chalanchikninnaq chalanchikkunannaq comparative chalanchikhina chalanchikkunahina causative chalanchikrayku chalanchikkunarayku benefactive chalanchikpaq chalanchikkunapaq associative chalanchikpura chalanchikkunapura distributive chalanchikninka chalanchikkunanka exclusive chalanchiklla chalanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative chalayku chalaykukuna accusative chalaykuta chalaykukunata dative chalaykuman chalaykukunaman genitive chalaykupa chalaykukunap locative chalaykupi chalaykukunapi terminative chalaykukama chalaykukunakama ablative chalaykumanta chalaykukunamanta instrumental chalaykuwan chalaykukunawan comitative chalaykuntin chalaykukunantin abessive chalaykunnaq chalaykukunannaq comparative chalaykuhina chalaykukunahina causative chalaykurayku chalaykukunarayku benefactive chalaykupaq chalaykukunapaq associative chalaykupura chalaykukunapura distributive chalaykunka chalaykukunanka exclusive chalaykulla chalaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative chalaykichik chalaykichikkuna accusative chalaykichikta chalaykichikkunata dative chalaykichikman chalaykichikkunaman genitive chalaykichikpa chalaykichikkunap locative chalaykichikpi chalaykichikkunapi terminative chalaykichikkama chalaykichikkunakama ablative chalaykichikmanta chalaykichikkunamanta instrumental chalaykichikwan chalaykichikkunawan comitative chalaykichiknintin chalaykichikkunantin abessive chalaykichikninnaq chalaykichikkunannaq comparative chalaykichikhina chalaykichikkunahina causative chalaykichikrayku chalaykichikkunarayku benefactive chalaykichikpaq chalaykichikkunapaq associative chalaykichikpura chalaykichikkunapura distributive chalaykichikninka chalaykichikkunanka exclusive chalaykichiklla chalaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative chalanku chalankukuna accusative chalankuta chalankukunata dative chalankuman chalankukunaman genitive chalankupa chalankukunap locative chalankupi chalankukunapi terminative chalankukama chalankukunakama ablative chalankumanta chalankukunamanta instrumental chalankuwan chalankukunawan comitative chalankuntin chalankukunantin abessive chalankunnaq chalankukunannaq comparative chalankuhina chalankukunahina causative chalankurayku chalankukunarayku benefactive chalankupaq chalankukunapaq associative chalankupura chalankukunapura distributive chalankunka chalankukunanka exclusive chalankulla chalankukunalla

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxal̪ˠə/

Noun

chala

1. lenited form of cala

Shambala

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìjádà.

Noun

chala class 7 (plural vyala)

1. finger

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃala/ [ˈt͡ʃa.la]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: cha‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua [Term?].

Noun

chala f (plural chalas)

1. (Argentina) marijuana
2. (Chile) sandal

   Synonym: sandalia

3. (Andes Mountains, Southern Cone) corn husk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chala

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

Further reading

• “chala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχala/

Noun

chala

1. aspirate mutation of cala

Mutation

Mutated forms of cala

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cala	gala	nghala	chala

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.