hala
See also: håla, halá, häla, hála, hâla, hâlâ, hālá, hală, hələ, halà, hāla, halą, and hálaʼ
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hawaiian hala, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of pandan via Malay.
Noun
hala (plural halas or hala)
- Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
Adjective
hala (comparative more hala, superlative most hala)
- (obsolete, dialect) Embarassed or ashamed.
- 1688, Thomas Shadwell, The Squire of Alsatia:
- Hack. Kiſs, kiſs her, Man; this Town affords ſuch every where; you'll hate the Country, when you ſee a little more; kiſs her, I ſay.
Lolp. I am ſo hala; I am aſhamed.
- Hack. Kiſs, kiſs her, Man; this Town affords ſuch every where; you'll hate the Country, when you ſee a little more; kiſs her, I ſay.
- 1688, Thomas Shadwell, The Squire of Alsatia:
Arawak
Noun
hala
- bench
References
- Willem J. A. Pet, A Grammar Sketch and Lexicon of Arawak (Lokono Dian) (2011)
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /ala/, [a.la]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /hala/, [ɦa.la]
Adverb
hala (not comparable)
- thus
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈa.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈa.la/
- Homophone: ala
Verb
hala
- third-person singular present indicative form of halar
- second-person singular imperative form of halar
Cebuano
Interjection
hala
- An expression of surprise or warning.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦala]
- Rhymes: -ala
Noun
hala f
- hall
Declension
Declension of hala
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hala | haly |
| genitive | haly | hal |
| dative | hale | halám |
| accusative | halu | haly |
| vocative | halo | haly |
| locative | hale | halách |
| instrumental | halou | halami |
Derived terms
- halový
Further reading
- hala in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- hala in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- hala in Internetová jazyková příručka
Faroese
Noun
hala
- inflection of hali:
- accusative/dative/genitive singular
- genitive plural
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
hala
- third-person singular past historic of haler
Galician
Verb
hala
- inflection of halar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *sala, from Proto-Oceanic *salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.
Noun
hala
- sin
- Ke kala mai i ka ʻino a me ka hala.
- Forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin.
- Ke kala mai i ka ʻino a me ka hala.
- error
Verb
hala
- (intransitive) to sin
- (intransitive) to err
Derived terms
- hoʻohala
Descendants
- English: hala
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *fara, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.
Noun
hala
- screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius).
Derived terms
- lauhala
- pū hala
Etymology 3
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.
Verb
hala
- (of time, intransitive) to pass, elapse
- (intransitive) to die
Derived terms
- hoʻohala
- hoʻohala manawa
References
- “hala” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Hungarian
Etymology
hal (“fish”) + -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɒlɒ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ha‧la
Noun
hala
- 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 | — |
Icelandic
Noun
hala
- indefinite genitive plural of halur
Laboya
Noun
hala
- 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
Latin
Verb
hālā
- 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)
Old Javanese
Adjective
hala
- bad, evil
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
For meaning 1:
- ala (alternative spelling)
Etymology 1
From Portuguese ala and Spanish ala.
Noun
hala
- wing
Etymology 2
From Spanish halar and Spanish jalar and Dutch halen.
Verb
hala
- to pull
- to take
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ha‧la
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Halle or French halle, both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō. Doublet of hol (“hallway, lobby”).
Noun
hala f
- hall, concourse
- hala produkcyjna ― shopfloor
Declension
Declension of hala
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hala | hale |
| genitive | hali | hali/hal |
| dative | hali | halom |
| accusative | halę | hale |
| instrumental | halą | halami |
| locative | hali | halach |
| vocative | halo | hale |
Derived terms
adjective
- halowy
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Slovak hoľa.
Noun
hala f
- mountain meadow in the Alpine tundra, above the tree line
- pasture in the Tatra mountains
Declension
Declension of hala
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hala | hale |
| genitive | hali | hali/hal |
| dative | hali | halom |
| accusative | halę | hale |
| instrumental | halą | halami |
| locative | hali | halach |
| vocative | halo | hale |
Derived terms
adjective
- halny
nouns
- halniak
- halny
Further reading
- hala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hala in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rohingya
Etymology
From Sanskrit.
Adjective
hala
- black
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xala/
Etymology 1
From German Halle.
Noun
hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)
- hall
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish خلا (halâ), from Arabic خَلَاء (ḵalāʾ).
Noun
hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)
- (regional, rare) WC, water closet
- (regional, rare) toilet
- (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)
- (regional, rare, Islam) aunt (maternal or paternal)
Synonyms
- tetka
Adjective
hála or hàla or hȁla (Cyrillic spelling ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла)
- Alternative form of ala (“spotted”)
Noun
hála or hàla or hȁla f (Cyrillic spelling ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла)
- Alternative form of ala (“dragon”)
Siraya
Noun
hala
- wine
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦala]
Noun
hala f (genitive singular haly, nominative plural haly, genitive plural hál, declension pattern of žena)
- 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 Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈala/ [ˈa.la]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ha‧la
- Homophone: ala
Alternative forms
- ala, alá
Interjection
¡hala!
- come on! let’s go!
- wow! (an indication of surprise)
- Synonym: guau
- my goodness! (an indication of surprise, shock, or amazement)
- Synonyms: Dios mío, madre mía, vaya, joder, hostia
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
hala
- inflection of halar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “hala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
hala
- inflection of hal:
- definite singular
- plural
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halon.
Verb
hala (present halar, preterite halade, supine halat, imperative hala)
- (often with a particle like in (“in”), ner (“down”), upp (“up”), or fram (“forth”)) to reel, to haul (pull on something so as to bring more and more of it to oneself, often in order to bring in things attached)
- to bring (something) somewhere by pulling on something, like above
- hala ner en flagga
- lower a flag
Conjugation
Conjugation of hala (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hala | halas | ||
| Supine | halat | halats | ||
| Imperative | hala | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | halen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | halar | halade | halas | halades |
| Ind. plural1 | hala | halade | halas | halades |
| Subjunctive2 | hale | halade | hales | halades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | halande | |||
| Past participle | halad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- hala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Possibly related to bahala. Compare Spanish hala.
Alternative forms
- ala – dialectal
- luh – slang
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧la
- IPA(key): /haˈla/, [hɐˈla]
- Rhymes: -a
Interjection
halá
- used to express warning or threat for a wrongdoing: you're in trouble!
- Synonym: lagot
Derived terms
- hala ka
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧la
- IPA(key): /ˈhalaʔ/, [ˈha.lɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -alaʔ
Noun
halà
- (obsolete) referring to things to what they seems like (while adding what it is)
Derived terms
- ihala
- mahala
Turkish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خاله (hala), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla, “maternal aunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɑˈɫɑ/
Noun
hala (definite accusative halayı, plural halalar)
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑːlɑː/
Adverb
hala
- Misspelling of hâlâ (“still, yet”).
Further reading
- hala in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hâlâ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *halla.
Noun
hala
- frost
Inflection
| Inflection of hala (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | hala | ||
| genitive sing. | halan | ||
| partitive sing. | halad | ||
| partitive plur. | haloid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hala | halad | |
| accusative | halan | halad | |
| genitive | halan | haloiden | |
| partitive | halad | haloid | |
| essive-instructive | halan | haloin | |
| translative | halaks | haloikš | |
| inessive | halas | haloiš | |
| elative | halaspäi | haloišpäi | |
| illative | halaha halha | haloihe | |
| adessive | halal | haloil | |
| ablative | halalpäi | haloilpäi | |
| allative | halale | haloile | |
| abessive | halata | haloita | |
| comitative | halanke | haloidenke | |
| prolative | haladme | haloidme | |
| approximative I | halanno | haloidenno | |
| approximative II | halannoks | haloidennoks | |
| egressive | halannopäi | haloidennopäi | |
| terminative I | halahasai halhasai | haloihesai | |
| terminative II | halalesai | haloilesai | |
| terminative III | halassai | — | |
| additive I | halahapäi halhapäi | haloihepäi | |
| additive II | halalepäi | haloilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “заморозок, иней”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika