dala

English

Etymology

From an unassimilated equivalent of Hawaiian kālā, from English dollar.

Noun

dala (plural dala)

1. (historical) The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.
   • 2018, Todd A. Watkins, Introduction to Microfinance:

     My mother kept a dollar bill in Hawaiian currency—a dala—given to her as a souvenir of her brother's service in the army.

See also

• dala dala (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• Adal, Alda, Lada, daal

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From dative of dal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

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Adverb

dala

1. back, backwards

Synonyms

• geri, geriyə
• arxaya

Antonyms

• irəli
• qabağa

Further reading

• “dala” in Obastan.com.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Participle

dala

1. inflection of dát:
   1. feminine singular past active participle
   2. neuter plural past active participle

Galician

Alternative forms

• adala

Etymology

Cognate of French dalle (“slab”), probably from Old French rather than from Suevic or Gothic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō (“dell”), from *dalą (“valley”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdala̝/

Noun

dala f (plural dalas)

1. installation or instrument constituted by a slab of stone or of wood, usually positioned in a slope and provided with drainage; used for doing laundry
2. deep passage, defile, gorge
3. dumping site

References

• “adala” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “dala” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “dala” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Hausa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English dollar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

dalā̀ f (plural dalōlī, possessed form dalàr̃)

1. Any of various currencies known as dollars or thalers.
2. (colloquial, Nigeria) 25 kobo.
3. (Niger) 5 francs.
4. (obsolete) 2 shillings.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dàː.lá/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

dā̀la f (possessed form dā̀lar̃)

1. cardinal (bird)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Sanskrit धरति (dharati, “to hold”) with the root धृ (dhṛ) but without the -ति (-ti) suffix, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárati with the root *dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-e-ti, thematic present of *dʰer- (“to hold”). Compare Bikol Central dara, Cebuano dala, Tagalog dala, Kapampangan dala, Assamese ধৰা (dhora), Bengali ধরা (dhora), Odia ଧରିବା (dhôriba).

Verb

dalá

1. bring, carry

References

Hiri Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Noun

dala

1. road

Hungarian

Etymology

dal +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: da‧la

Noun

dala

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of dal

Declension

Icelandic

Verb

dala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dalaði, supine dalað)

1. to worsen, to deteriorate

Conjugation

Noun

dala

1. indefinite genitive plural of dalur

Further reading

• “dala” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Kapampangan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit धरति (dharati, “to hold”) with the root धृ (dhṛ) but without the -ति (-ti) suffix, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárati with the root *dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-e-ti, thematic present of *dʰer- (“to hold”). Compare Bikol Central dara, Cebuano dala, Tagalog dala, Assamese ধৰা (dhora), Bengali ধরা (dhora), Odia ଧରିବା (dhôriba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈla/,
• Hyphenation: da‧la

Noun

dala

1. load; something carried; something brought

   Synonym: karga

2. carrying; bringing

Verb

dala

1. to bring; to carry

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare Malay jera (“deterred; warned by experience”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈlaʔ/,
• Hyphenation: da‧la

Adjective

dalâ

1. wary; scared off; cautious (from a previous undesirable experience)

Derived terms

Noun

dalâ

1. feeling of being scared off (from a previous undesirable experience)
2. act of making someone feel scared off (from a previous undesirable experience)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay jala, from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdalə/,
• Hyphenation: da‧la

Noun

dála

1. small dragnet; casting net
2. fishing with a small dragnet

Derived terms

References

Further reading

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Ladin

Etymology

da +‎ la

Contraction

dala

1. from the (feminine singular)

Latvian

Verb

dala

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of dalīt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of dalīt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of dalīt

Limos Kalinga

Noun

dala

1. blood

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Noun

dala

1. road

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

Adjective

-dála

1. old

Inflection

Etymology 2

Verb

-dála

1. to create

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old English

Noun

dala

1. genitive plural of dæl

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq; cognate with Ilocano dara.

Noun

dalá

1. blood

Phuthi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Relative

-dalá

1. green

Inflection

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

Adjective

-dála

1. old

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Verb

-dala

1. to create

Inflection

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Spanish

Verb

dala

1. inflection of dar:
   1. second-person singular imperative combined with la
   2. second-person singular voseo imperative combined with la

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English dollar or Dutch daler.

Noun

dala

1. dollar
2. a coin or banknote worth 250 cents; a rix-dollar

Swazi

Verb

-dála

1. to create

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

dala (present dalar, preterite dalade, supine dalat, imperative dala)

1. to move down, sink
2. to go down (e.g. of stock)

Conjugation

References

• dala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• adla, lada

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit धरति (dharati, “to hold”) with the root धृ (dhṛ) but without the -ति (-ti) suffix, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárati with the root *dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-e-ti, thematic present of *dʰer- (“to hold”). Compare Kapampangan dala, Bikol Central dara, Cebuano dala, Tausug dā, Assamese ধৰা (dhora), Bengali ধরা (dhora), Odia ଧରିବା (dhôriba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈla/,
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: da‧la

Noun

dalá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. load; something carried; something brought

   Synonyms: karga, lulan, kargada

2. carrying; bringing (of something)

Derived terms

Adjective

dalá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. carried along; brought; taken away

   Synonyms: dinala, inilulan, kinarga, taglay

2. (figurative) brought about; caused (by something aforementioned)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay jala, from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdala/,
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: da‧la

Noun

dala (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. small dragnet; casting net
2. fishing with a small dragnet

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay jera (“deterred; warned by experience”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəʀa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈlaʔ/,
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: da‧la

Adjective

dalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. wary; scared off; cautious (from a previous undesirable experience)

Derived terms

Noun

dalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. feeling of being scared off (from a previous undesirable experience)
2. act of making someone feel scared off (from a previous undesirable experience)

References

Venetian

Adjective

dala f sg

1. feminine singular of dalo

Welsh

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdala/
• Rhymes: -ala

Verb

dala (first-person singular present dalaf)

1. South Wales form of dal (“to catch”)

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdala/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːla/, /ˈdala/

Verb

dala

1. Soft mutation of tala.

Mutation

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɗala/

Noun

dala

1. road

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

Xhosa

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

-dála

1. old

Inflection

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-dala

1. to create, form

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

-dála

1. old

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-dala

1. to cause
2. to create, make

Inflection

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dala”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dala (8-3-8.9)”