koala

See also: Koala

English

a koala

Etymology

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kō-ä'lə, IPA^(key): /kəʊˈɑːlə/, /ˈkwɑːlə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːlə

Noun

koala (plural koalas)

1. A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

Synonyms

• (marsupial): Phascolarctos cinereus, koala bear, native bear (obsolete), native monkey (obsolete)

Translations

a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear

• Albanian: koalë f
• Arabic: كُوَالَا f (kuwalā)
• Armenian: կոալա (hy) (koala), պարկավոր արջ (parkavor arǰ)
• Asturian: coala m
• Azerbaijani: koala (az)
• Basque: koala (eu)
• Belarusian: каа́ла f (kaála)
• Bengali: কোয়ালা (kōẇala)
• Bulgarian: коа́ла (bg) f (koála)
• Burmese: ကွားလားကောင် (kwa:la:kaung)
• Catalan: coala m
• Cherokee: ᎪᏩᎳ ᏲᎾ (gowala yona)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 樹熊／树熊 (syu⁶ hung⁴), 树熊 (syu⁶ hung⁴), 樹袋熊／树袋熊 (syu⁶ doi⁶ hung⁴), 树袋熊 (syu⁶ doi⁶ hung⁴) (formal)

  Hakka: 無尾熊／无尾熊, 无尾熊 (mò-mî-yùng)

  Mandarin: 樹袋熊／树袋熊 (zh) (shùdàixióng), 树袋熊 (zh) (shùdàixióng), 無尾熊／无尾熊 (zh) (wúwěixióng), 无尾熊 (zh) (wúwěixióng), 考拉 (kǎolā)

  Min Nan: 無尾熊／无尾熊 (zh-min-nan), 无尾熊 (bô-bóe-hîm, bô-bé-hîm)

• Czech: koala, medvídek koala m
• Danish: koala c, koalabjørn c
• Darkinjung: kuluwañ
• Dutch: koala (nl) m, koalabeer (nl) m, koalabeertje (nl) n
• Esperanto: koalo
• Estonian: koaala (et)
• Finnish: pussikarhu (fi), koala (fi)
• French: koala (fr) m
• Galician: coala m, koala m
• Georgian: კოალა (ḳoala)
• German: Koala (de) m
• Hebrew: קוֹאָלָה (he) f (koala)
• Hindi: कोअला (koalā)
• Hungarian: koala (hu)
• Icelandic: pokabjörn n
• Ido: koalo (io)
• Indonesian: koala (id)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Interlingua: koala
• Irish: cóála m
• Italian: koala (it) m
• Japanese: 子守熊 (こもりぐま, komoriguma), コモリグマ (komoriguma), コアラ (ja) (koara)
• Kazakh: коала (koala)
• Korean: 코알라 (ko) (koalla)
• Kyrgyz: коала (koala)
• Latvian: koala
• Lithuanian: koala f
• Malay: koala (ms) m
• Mongolian: коала (koala)
• Navajo: shash bizaʼazis hólóní
• Norwegian: koala (no) m
• Persian: کوآلا (koâla)
• Polish: koala (pl) f
• Portuguese: coala (pt) m
• Romanian: koala (ro) f
• Russian: коа́ла (ru) m or f (koála)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: коала f

  Roman: koala (sh) f

• Slovak: koala (sk) m
• Slovene: koala (sl) f
• Spanish: koala (es) m
• Swahili: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: koala c
• Tagalog: kowala
• Thai: โคอาลา (koo-aa-lâa), หมีโคอาลา
• Turkish: koala (tr)
• Turkmen: koala
• Ukrainian: коа́ла f (koála)
• Urdu: کوآلا (koālā)
• Uzbek: koala
• Vietnamese: koala (vi), gấu koala
• Wiradhuri: barrandhang

See also

• Appendix:List of sequence animal genomes/October 2014
• Gundaroo bullock
• koala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phascolarctos cinereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Kalao, lakao

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Basque

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

koala ?

1. koala

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug.

Noun

koala

1. koala

Declension

Declension of koala

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	koala	koalaen	koalaer	koalaerne
genitive	koalas	koalaens	koalaers	koalaernes

Synonyms

• koalabjørn

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Dutch

Etymology

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

• audio:

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• Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la

Noun

koala m (plural koala's, diminutive koalaatje n)

1. koala

Synonyms

• koalabeer

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Finnish

Noun

koala

1. koala

Declension

Inflection of koala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		koala	koalat
genitive		koalan	koalojen
partitive		koalaa	koaloja
illative		koalaan	koaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koala	koalat
accusative	nom.	koala	koalat
	gen.	koalan
genitive		koalan	koalojen koalain rare
partitive		koalaa	koaloja
inessive		koalassa	koaloissa
elative		koalasta	koaloista
illative		koalaan	koaloihin
adessive		koalalla	koaloilla
ablative		koalalta	koaloilta
allative		koalalle	koaloille
essive		koalana	koaloina
translative		koalaksi	koaloiksi
abessive		koalatta	koaloitta
instructive		—	koaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koalani koalani accusative nom. koalani koalani gen. koalani genitive koalani koalojeni koalaini rare partitive koalaani koalojani inessive koalassani koaloissani elative koalastani koaloistani illative koalaani koaloihini adessive koalallani koaloillani ablative koalaltani koaloiltani allative koalalleni koaloilleni essive koalanani koaloinani translative koalakseni koaloikseni abessive koalattani koaloittani instructive — — comitative — koaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koalasi koalasi accusative nom. koalasi koalasi gen. koalasi genitive koalasi koalojesi koalaisi rare partitive koalaasi koalojasi inessive koalassasi koaloissasi elative koalastasi koaloistasi illative koalaasi koaloihisi adessive koalallasi koaloillasi ablative koalaltasi koaloiltasi allative koalallesi koaloillesi essive koalanasi koaloinasi translative koalaksesi koaloiksesi abessive koalattasi koaloittasi instructive — — comitative — koaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koalamme koalamme accusative nom. koalamme koalamme gen. koalamme genitive koalamme koalojemme koalaimme rare partitive koalaamme koalojamme inessive koalassamme koaloissamme elative koalastamme koaloistamme illative koalaamme koaloihimme adessive koalallamme koaloillamme ablative koalaltamme koaloiltamme allative koalallemme koaloillemme essive koalanamme koaloinamme translative koalaksemme koaloiksemme abessive koalattamme koaloittamme instructive — — comitative — koaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koalanne koalanne accusative nom. koalanne koalanne gen. koalanne genitive koalanne koalojenne koalainne rare partitive koalaanne koalojanne inessive koalassanne koaloissanne elative koalastanne koaloistanne illative koalaanne koaloihinne adessive koalallanne koaloillanne ablative koalaltanne koaloiltanne allative koalallenne koaloillenne essive koalananne koaloinanne translative koalaksenne koaloiksenne abessive koalattanne koaloittanne instructive — — comitative — koaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koalansa koalansa accusative nom. koalansa koalansa gen. koalansa genitive koalansa koalojensa koalainsa rare partitive koalaansa koalojaan koalojansa inessive koalassaan koalassansa koaloissaan koaloissansa elative koalastaan koalastansa koaloistaan koaloistansa illative koalaansa koaloihinsa adessive koalallaan koalallansa koaloillaan koaloillansa ablative koalaltaan koalaltansa koaloiltaan koaloiltansa allative koalalleen koalallensa koaloilleen koaloillensa essive koalanaan koalanansa koaloinaan koaloinansa translative koalakseen koalaksensa koaloikseen koaloiksensa abessive koalattaan koalattansa koaloittaan koaloittansa instructive — — comitative — koaloineen koaloinensa

Inflection of koala (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		koala	koalat
genitive		koalan	koaloiden koaloitten koalojen
partitive		koalaa	koaloita koaloja
illative		koalaan	koaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koala	koalat
accusative	nom.	koala	koalat
	gen.	koalan
genitive		koalan	koaloiden koaloitten koalojen koalain rare
partitive		koalaa	koaloita koaloja
inessive		koalassa	koaloissa
elative		koalasta	koaloista
illative		koalaan	koaloihin
adessive		koalalla	koaloilla
ablative		koalalta	koaloilta
allative		koalalle	koaloille
essive		koalana	koaloina
translative		koalaksi	koaloiksi
abessive		koalatta	koaloitta
instructive		—	koaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koala (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koalani koalani accusative nom. koalani koalani gen. koalani genitive koalani koaloideni koaloitteni koalojeni koalaini rare partitive koalaani koaloitani koalojani inessive koalassani koaloissani elative koalastani koaloistani illative koalaani koaloihini adessive koalallani koaloillani ablative koalaltani koaloiltani allative koalalleni koaloilleni essive koalanani koaloinani translative koalakseni koaloikseni abessive koalattani koaloittani instructive — — comitative — koaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koalasi koalasi accusative nom. koalasi koalasi gen. koalasi genitive koalasi koaloidesi koaloittesi koalojesi koalaisi rare partitive koalaasi koaloitasi koalojasi inessive koalassasi koaloissasi elative koalastasi koaloistasi illative koalaasi koaloihisi adessive koalallasi koaloillasi ablative koalaltasi koaloiltasi allative koalallesi koaloillesi essive koalanasi koaloinasi translative koalaksesi koaloiksesi abessive koalattasi koaloittasi instructive — — comitative — koaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koalamme koalamme accusative nom. koalamme koalamme gen. koalamme genitive koalamme koaloidemme koaloittemme koalojemme koalaimme rare partitive koalaamme koaloitamme koalojamme inessive koalassamme koaloissamme elative koalastamme koaloistamme illative koalaamme koaloihimme adessive koalallamme koaloillamme ablative koalaltamme koaloiltamme allative koalallemme koaloillemme essive koalanamme koaloinamme translative koalaksemme koaloiksemme abessive koalattamme koaloittamme instructive — — comitative — koaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koalanne koalanne accusative nom. koalanne koalanne gen. koalanne genitive koalanne koaloidenne koaloittenne koalojenne koalainne rare partitive koalaanne koaloitanne koalojanne inessive koalassanne koaloissanne elative koalastanne koaloistanne illative koalaanne koaloihinne adessive koalallanne koaloillanne ablative koalaltanne koaloiltanne allative koalallenne koaloillenne essive koalananne koaloinanne translative koalaksenne koaloiksenne abessive koalattanne koaloittanne instructive — — comitative — koaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koalansa koalansa accusative nom. koalansa koalansa gen. koalansa genitive koalansa koaloidensa koaloittensa koalojensa koalainsa rare partitive koalaansa koaloitaan koalojaan koaloitansa koalojansa inessive koalassaan koalassansa koaloissaan koaloissansa elative koalastaan koalastansa koaloistaan koaloistansa illative koalaansa koaloihinsa adessive koalallaan koalallansa koaloillaan koaloillansa ablative koalaltaan koalaltansa koaloiltaan koaloiltansa allative koalalleen koalallensa koaloilleen koaloillensa essive koalanaan koalanansa koaloinaan koaloinansa translative koalakseen koalaksensa koaloikseen koaloiksensa abessive koalattaan koalattansa koaloittaan koaloittansa instructive — — comitative — koaloineen koaloinensa

Anagrams

• kolaa, lakoa, lokaa, olkaa

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.a.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a

Noun

koala m (plural koalas)

1. koala

Further reading

• “koala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Noun

koala m (plural koalas)

1. koala

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Hungarian

Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoɒlɒ]
• Rhymes: -ɒlɒ
• Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la

Noun

koala (plural koalák)

1. koala

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	koala	koalák
accusative	koalát	koalákat
dative	koalának	koaláknak
instrumental	koalával	koalákkal
causal-final	koaláért	koalákért
translative	koalává	koalákká
terminative	koaláig	koalákig
essive-formal	koalaként	koalákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	koalában	koalákban
superessive	koalán	koalákon
adessive	koalánál	koaláknál
illative	koalába	koalákba
sublative	koalára	koalákra
allative	koalához	koalákhoz
elative	koalából	koalákból
delative	koaláról	koalákról
ablative	koalától	koaláktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	koaláé	koaláké
non-attributive possessive - plural	koaláéi	koalákéi

Possessive forms of koala
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	koalám	koaláim
2nd person sing.	koalád	koaláid
3rd person sing.	koalája	koalái
1st person plural	koalánk	koaláink
2nd person plural	koalátok	koaláitok
3rd person plural	koalájuk	koaláik

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Indonesian

Noun

koala (first-person possessive koalaku, second-person possessive koalamu, third-person possessive koalanya)

1. koala

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Interlingua

Noun

koala

1. koala

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Italian

Etymology

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

Un Koala - A koala

Noun

koala m (uncountable)

1. koala

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French koala.

Noun

koala m or f (plural koala)

1. koala

Declension

• Because of its unusual ending, this noun cannot be inflected normally. Inflected forms are often avoided.

Declension of koala

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) koala	koalaul	(niște) koala	—
genitive/dative	(unui) koala	koalaului	(unor) koala	—
vocative	koala		—

Synonyms

• urs koala

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• coala

Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈala/ [koˈa.la]

Noun

koala m (plural koalas)

1. koala

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala.

Noun

koala (n class, plural koala)

1. koala

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Swedish

Noun

koala c

1. koala

Declension

Declension of koala
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	koala	koalan	koalor	koalorna
Genitive	koalas	koalans	koalors	koalornas

Synonyms

• koalabjörn

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Turkish

Noun

koala (definite accusative koalayı, plural koalalar)

1. koala

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Vietnamese

Noun

koala

1. koala

Synonyms

• gấu túi
• gấu túi koala