alsa

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See also: Alsa and ALSA

Afar

Etymology

Cognates include Saho alsa (“moon, month”), alsä (“moonlight”).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈalsa/,
  • Hyphenation: al‧sa

Noun

álsa m (plural alsitté f or aloosá f)

  1. month
Declension
Declension of álsa
absolutive álsa
predicative álsa
subjective alsí
genitive alsí
Postpositioned forms
l-case álsal
k-case álsak
t-case álsat
h-case álsah

Pronunciation 2

Alsa (2).
  • IPA(key): /alˈsa/,
  • Hyphenation: al‧sa

Noun

alsá f (plural alsoosí f or alsáli m)

  1. moon
Declension
Declension of alsá
absolutive alsá
predicative alsá
subjective alsá
genitive alsá
Postpositioned forms
l-case alsál
k-case alsák
t-case alsát
h-case alsáh

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 39
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 39

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alza (“raise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔalsa/,
  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈsa/,
  • Hyphenation: al‧sa

Noun

álsa or alsá (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐ)

  1. raise; lift; hoist
    Synonyms: buhat, tuon

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alzar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: al‧sa
  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈsa/,

Verb

alsa

  1. to carry; to lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting
    Synonyms: kaba, kalib-ay, sagakay

Synonyms

  • (to carry by hand): bitbit
  • (to carry someone on the back): ba, baba
  • (to carry by tucking under one's arm): sip-it
  • (to carry over one's shoulder): pas-an
  • (to carry together): bayong, yayong
  • (to carry with one's arms): kugos
  • (to carry on one’s head): lukdo
  • (to carry on one's shoulders): sung-ay
  • (to carry with one's mouth): paak

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *allswā

Conjunction

alsa

  1. so
  2. also
  3. as

Spanish

Etymology

From ALSA (a bus company). The company name is an acronym of Automóviles Luarca, S.A..

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalsa/
  • Rhymes: -alsa
  • Syllabification: al‧sa

Noun

alsa m (plural alsas)

  1. (Asturias, Cantabria, Leon) bus
    Cogemos el alsa para ir a Gijón.
    We took the bus to Gijón.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alzar, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, derived from Latin altus (“high”).

Pronunciation

Noun

alsá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐ)

  1. rising (as of dough)
  2. raising; lifting
  3. revolt; uprising; rebellion
    Synonyms: rebelyon, himagsik
  4. strong or violent protest
  5. tantrums (of children, babies, etc.)
  6. act of cutting a deck of cards
  7. appearance on the surface of one's skin (of rashes, etc.)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “alsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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