chala

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English

Noun

chala

  1. Croton scouleri, a tree native to the Galapagos.

Chichewa

Pronunciation

Noun

chalá class 7 (plural zalá class 8)

  1. finger

Ibaloi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃala/
  • Hyphenation: sha‧la

Noun

chala

  1. Alternative form of shala

Karao

Noun

chala

  1. (anatomy) blood

Latin

Verb

chalā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of chalō

Mwani

Noun

chala class 7 (plural vyala)

  1. finger

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

chala n

  1. fraud, pretext

References

Quechua

Adjective

chala

  1. thin, skinny

Noun

chala

  1. mestizo
  2. maize husk
  3. interchange, swap

Usage notes

Not to be confused with challa, chhalla.

Declension

Declension of chala
singular plural
nominative chala chalakuna
accusative chalata chalakunata
dative chalaman chalakunaman
genitive chalap chalakunap
locative chalapi chalakunapi
terminative chalakama chalakunakama
ablative chalamanta chalakunamanta
instrumental chalawan chalakunawan
comitative chalantin chalakunantin
abessive chalannaq chalakunannaq
comparative chalahina chalakunahina
causative chalarayku chalakunarayku
benefactive chalapaq chalakunapaq
associative chalapura chalakunapura
distributive chalanka chalakunanka
exclusive chalalla chalakunalla
Possessive forms of chala
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative chalay chalaykuna
accusative chalayta chalaykunata
dative chalayman chalaykunaman
genitive chalaypa chalaykunap
locative chalaypi chalaykunapi
terminative chalaykama chalaykunakama
ablative chalaymanta chalaykunamanta
instrumental chalaywan chalaykunawan
comitative chalaynintin chalaykunantin
abessive chalayninnaq chalaykunannaq
comparative chalayhina chalaykunahina
causative chalayrayku chalaykunarayku
benefactive chalaypaq chalaykunapaq
associative chalaypura chalaykunapura
distributive chalayninka chalaykunanka
exclusive chalaylla chalaykunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative chalan chalankuna
accusative chalanta chalankunata
dative chalanman chalankunaman
genitive chalanpa chalankunap
locative chalanpi chalankunapi
terminative chalankama chalankunakama
ablative chalanmanta chalankunamanta
instrumental chalanwan chalankunawan
comitative chalanintin chalankunantin
abessive chalanninnaq chalankunannaq
comparative chalanhina chalankunahina
causative chalanrayku chalankunarayku
benefactive chalanpaq chalankunapaq
associative chalanpura chalankunapura
distributive chalaninka chalankunanka
exclusive chalanlla chalankunalla

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃala/
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: cha‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua .

Noun

chala f (plural chalas)

  1. (Argentina) marijuana
  2. (Chile) sandal
  3. (Andes, Southern Cone) corn husk
    Synonym: sandalia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chala

  1. inflection of chalar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Welsh

Noun

chala

  1. aspirate mutation of cala