لالا

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Khalaj

Noun

لالا (lâla) (definite accusative لالاݧ, plural لالالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of lâla (brother)

Declension

Malay

Noun

لالا (plural لالا-لالا or لالا۲, informal 1st possessive لالاکو, 2nd possessive لالامو, 3rd possessive لالاڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of lala

Persian

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? lālā
Dari reading? lālā
Iranian reading? lâlâ
Tajik reading? lolo

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic; compare English lullaby, lull.

Noun

لالا (lâlâ)

  1. (childish) sleep

Interjection

لالا (lâlâ)

  1. Used to hush a baby to sleep.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

A nursery word probably originally referring to brothers; compare Baluchi لالا (lálá, brother), Pashto لالا (lālā, term used to address an elder brother), Punjabi لالا (lālā, term used to address an elder brother).

Noun

لالا (lâlâ)

  1. (archaic) tutor; especially, tutor of royal princes or other noble children
  2. (colloquial Dari) elder brother
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: lələ
  • Hindustani:
    Urdu: لالا (lālā)
  • Khalaj: lâla
  • Ottoman Turkish: لالا (lâlâ)
  • Ushojo: لالا

Ushojo

Etymology

From Dari لالا (lālā).

Noun

لالا (lālā)

  1. older brother, elder brother