hala

See also: hála, halá, hâla, hâlâ, and håla

Arawak

Noun

hala

1. bench

References

• Willem J. A. Pet, A Grammar Sketch and Lexicon of Arawak (Lokono Dian) (2011)

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Basque

Adverb

hala (comparative halago, superlative halen, excessive halegi)

1. thus

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈa.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈa.la]
• Homophone: ala

Verb

hala

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Cebuano

Interjection

hala

1. An expression of surprise or warning.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦala/
• Rhymes: -ala

Noun

hala f

1. hall

Derived terms

• halový

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Faroese

Noun

hala

1. inflection of hali:
   1. accusative/dative/genitive singular
   2. genitive plural

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French

Verb

hala

1. third-person singular past historic of haler

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Galician

Verb

hala

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

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *sala (compare Samoan sala, Fijian cala, Maori hara, Tahitian ara), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq (compare Malay salah, Tagalog sala).

Noun

1. sin

   Ke kala mai i ka ʻino a me ka hala.

   Forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin.

2. error

Verb

hala

1. (intransitive) to sin
2. (intransitive) to err

Derived terms

• hoʻohala

Descendants

• English: hala

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *padran (compare Samoan fala, Tongan fā, Fijian vadra, Maori whara), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdaN (compare Malay pandan, Malagasy fandrana), from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN, (compare Kavalan pangzan, Paiwan pangudal).

Noun

1. screw pine, pandanus, .

Derived terms

• lauhala
• pū hala

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

Verb

hala

1. (of time, intransitive) to pass, elapse
2. (intransitive) to die

Derived terms

• hoʻohala
• hoʻohala manawa

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Hungarian

Etymology

hal (“fish”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒlɒ]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ha‧la

Noun

hala

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of hal

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	hala	—
accusative	halát	—
dative	halának	—
instrumental	halával	—
causal-final	haláért	—
translative	halává	—
terminative	haláig	—
essive-formal	halaként	—
essive-modal	halául	—
inessive	halában	—
superessive	halán	—
adessive	halánál	—
illative	halába	—
sublative	halára	—
allative	halához	—
elative	halából	—
delative	haláról	—
ablative	halától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	haláé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	haláéi	—

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite genitive plural of halur

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Interlingue

Noun

1. breath

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Laboya

Noun

hala

1. incest

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “hala”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 23
• Geirnaert-Martin, Danielle C. (1992) “hala”, in The Woven Land of Lamboya. Socio-cosmic Ideas and Values in West Sumba, Eastern Indonesia (CNWS Publications; 11), Leiden: Centre of Non-Western Studies, Leiden University

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) hālā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of hālō

References

• hala in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Papiamentu

Alternative forms

For meaning 1:

• ala (alternative spelling)

Etymology 1

From Portuguese ala and Spanish ala.

Noun

hala

1. wing

Etymology 2

From Spanish halar and Spanish jalar and Dutch halen.

Verb

hala

1. to pull
2. to take

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.la/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

hala f

1. hall, concourse

   hala produkcyjna – shopfloor

2. mountain meadow in the Alpine tundra, above the tree line
3. pasture in the Tatra mountains

Declension

Declension of hala

	singular	plural
nominative	hala	hale
genitive	hali	hal
dative	hali	halom
accusative	halę	hale
instrumental	halą	halami
locative	hali	halach
vocative	halo	hale

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Adjective

hala

1. black

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From German Halle.

Noun

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

1. hall

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish خلا (halâ), from Arabic خَلَاء (ḵalāʔ).

Noun

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

1. (regional, rare) WC, water closet
2. (regional, rare) toilet
3. (regional, rare) privy

Synonyms

• toalet, klozet, nužnik

Etymology 3

From Ottoman Turkish خاله (hâla, hâle), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Noun

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

1. (regional, rare, Islam) aunt (maternal or paternal)

Synonyms

• tetka

Etymology 4

Noun

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

1. (regional, nonstandard) dragon

Synonyms

• ala

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Siraya

Noun

hala

1. wine

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦaɫa/

Noun

hala f (genitive singular haly, nominative plural haly, genitive plural hál, declension pattern of žena)

1. hall

Declension

Declension of hala

	singular	plural
nominative	hala	haly
genitive	haly	hál
dative	hale	halám
accusative	halu	haly
locative	hale	halách
instrumental	halou	halami

Derived terms

• halový

Further reading

• “hala”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈala/ [ˈa.la]
• Homophone: ala

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ala, alá

Interjection

¡hala!

1. come on! let’s go!
2. wow! (an indication of surprise)
3. my goodness! (an indication of surprise, shock, or amazement)

Synonyms

• (an indication of surprise): guau
• (an indication of surprise, shock, or amazement): Dios mío, madre mía, vaya, joder, hostia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hala

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of halar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of halar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of halar.

Further reading

• “hala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Adjective

hala

1. inflection of hal:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Verb

hala

1. to haul

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla, “maternal aunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈɫa/
• Hyphenation: ha‧la

Noun

hala (definite accusative halayı, plural halalar)

1. paternal aunt (father’s sister)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	hala
Definite accusative	halayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hala	halalar
Definite accusative	halayı	halaları
Dative	halaya	halalara
Locative	halada	halalarda
Ablative	haladan	halalardan
Genitive	halanın	halaların

Synonyms

• bibi

See also

• hâlâ
• teyze

Further reading

• “hala”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

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Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hala

1. frost

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “заморозок, иней”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika