coala
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See also: cóála
English
Noun
coala (plural coalas)
- Obsolete form of koala.
- 1894, The English Illustrated Magazine, volume 11, page 985:
- The funniest sound I ever heard uttered by an animal was by a "native bear," as they call the coala in Australia.
Asturian
Noun
coala m (plural coales)
- koala (a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
coala m (plural coales)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -alɐ
- Hyphenation: co‧a‧la
Noun
coala m (plural coalas)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula.
Noun
coala m (plural coalas)
- Alternative spelling of koala
Welsh
Etymology
Noun
coala m (plural coalas)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| coala | goala | nghoala | choala |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coala”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies