lola
English
Etymology
From Tagalog lola.
Noun
lola (plural lolas)
- (Philippines) a grandmother
Related terms
- lolo
Bikol Central
Etymology
From a shortened form of Spanish abuela by folk etymology.
Noun
lola (masculine lolo)
- grandmother
- Maugma si lola kasuhapon nin huli ta nag-abot si lolo.
- Grandmother was happy yesterday because Grandfather came.
- Maugma si lola kasuhapon nin huli ta nag-abot si lolo.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lo‧la
Noun
lola (masculine lolo)
- A grandmother.
- A grandaunt.
- A cousin of one's grandparents.
- An affectionate or honorific term for an elderly woman.
Synonyms
- (a grandmother): uyang
Javanese
Noun
lola
- orphan
Karao
Noun
lola
- grandmother
Masbatenyo
Noun
lola
- grandmother
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀮𑁄𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- लोल (Devanagari script)
- লোল (Bengali script)
- ලොල (Sinhalese script)
- လောလ or လေႃလ (Burmese script)
- โลล or โลละ (Thai script)
- ᩃᩮᩣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂລລ or ໂລລະ (Lao script)
- លោល (Khmer script)
- 𑄣𑄮𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit लोल (lola).
Adjective
lola
- wavering, unsteady, agitated
- longing, eager, greedy
Declension
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | lolo | lolā |
Accusative (second) | lolaṃ | lole |
Instrumental (third) | lolena | lolehi or lolebhi |
Dative (fourth) | lolassa or lolāya or lolatthaṃ | lolānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | lolasmā or lolamhā or lolā | lolehi or lolebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | lolassa | lolānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | lolasmiṃ or lolamhi or lole | lolesu |
Vocative (calling) | lola | lolā |
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | lolā | lolāyo or lolā |
Accusative (second) | lolaṃ | lolāyo or lolā |
Instrumental (third) | lolāya | lolāhi or lolābhi |
Dative (fourth) | lolāya | lolānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | lolāya | lolāhi or lolābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | lolāya | lolānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | lolāya or lolāyaṃ | lolāsu |
Vocative (calling) | lole | lolāyo or lolā |
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | lolaṃ | lolāni |
Accusative (second) | lolaṃ | lolāni |
Instrumental (third) | lolena | lolehi or lolebhi |
Dative (fourth) | lolassa or lolāya or lolatthaṃ | lolānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | lolasmā or lolamhā or lolā | lolehi or lolebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | lolassa | lolānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | lolasmiṃ or lolamhi or lole | lolesu |
Vocative (calling) | lola | lolāni |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “lola”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- lála
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish لاله (lâle), from Persian لاله (lâle).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lǒːla/
- Hyphenation: lo‧la
Noun
lóla m (Cyrillic spelling ло́ла)
- (regional) boyfriend, darling
- (regional) idler, loafer
- (regional) carouser
- (regional) a person from Vojvodina
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | lola | lole |
genitive | lole | lola |
dative | loli | lolama |
accusative | lolu | lole |
vocative | lolo | lole |
locative | loli | lolama |
instrumental | lolom | lolama |
References
- “lola” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Southern Ndebele
Verb
-lola?
- to sharpen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Etymology
From Mapudungun püḻü.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlola/ [ˈlo.la]
- Rhymes: -ola
- Syllabification: lo‧la
Noun
lola f (plural lolas, masculine lolo, masculine plural lolos)
- (colloquial, Chile) girl
- (colloquial, usually in the plural, Mexico) breasts, bosom, boobies, knockers
Related terms
- lolo
- pololear
- pololeo
- pololo, polola
Adjective
lola
- feminine singular of lolo
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Shortening of Spanish abuela by folk etymology, or the female equivalent of lolo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lo‧la
- IPA(key): /ˈlola/, [ˈlo.lɐ]
(file)
Noun
lola (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ, masculine lolo)
- grandmother
- Synonyms: lelang, impo, abwela, inda, (archaic) agwela, (dialectal) inana
- Masaya ang lola kahapon dahil dumating ang lolo.
- Grandmother was happy yesterday because Grandfather came.
- (colloquial) term of address for an old woman
- Synonym: nanay
Derived terms
- lola sa sakong
- lola sa talampakan
- lola sa tuhod
See also
- lelang
- inda
Etymology 2
See lula.
Adjective
lolâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
- Obsolete spelling of lula (“dizzy”)
Noun
lolà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
- Obsolete spelling of lula (“diziness; seasickness; acrophobia”)
Uzbek
Other scripts | |
---|---|
Cyrillic | лола (lola) |
Latin | lola |
Perso-Arabic |
Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai لاله, from Persian لاله (lâle, “tulip”).
Noun
lola (plural lolalar)
- tulip
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̪o.l̪a/
Noun
lola
- the thigh
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Xhosa
Verb
-lola?
- sharpen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.