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Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad, compare Mansaka arad and Tausug ād.
Pronunciation
Noun
alad
- a pen; an enclosed area used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:alad.
Anagrams
Estonian
Noun
alad
- nominative plural of ala
Hanunoo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qalad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈlad/
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: a‧lad
Noun
alád (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜧ᜴)
- fence
Further reading
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 24
Ibaloi
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Noun
alad
- gate
Kankanaey
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Pronunciation
Noun
alad
- gate
Karao
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Noun
alad
- fence; free-standing wall
Kayapa Kallahan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Noun
alad
- gate
Kelabit
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Noun
alad
- wall, partition, barrier
Derived terms
Limos Kalinga
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Noun
alad
- fence
Lun Bawang
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Noun
alad
- wall
Maguindanao
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Noun
alad
- fence
Maranao
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.
Noun
alad
- fence
Sumerian
Romanization
alad
- romanization of 𒆘 (alad)