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galama

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English

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Noun

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galama (uncountable)

  1. (Staten Island Italian American) Alternative form of galamah

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغلامه (ağlama, cry, weep, lament).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɡalǎːma/
    • Hyphenation: ga‧la‧ma

    Noun

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    galáma f (Cyrillic spelling гала́ма)

    1. fuss, buzz, noise (of human voices)

    Declension

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    Declension of galama
    singular plural
    nominative galama galame
    genitive galame galama
    dative galami galamama
    accusative galamu galame
    vocative galamo galame
    locative galami galamama
    instrumental galamom galamama

    Uneapa

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    Etymology

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    From earlier *galam. Cognate with Muduapa gala.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    galama

    1. to work

    Further reading

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    • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 366