gaala

Afar

Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic, from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Oromo gaala, Sidamo gaala and Saho gaala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːla/,
• Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

gáala m (singulative gaaláytu m, plural gaalíyow m)

1. (collective) camels (irrespective of sex, but mostly females)

Declension

See also

• alá (“female camel”)
• rakúb (“male camel”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gaala”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 193
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian gala or Spanish gala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːlɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): gaa‧la

Noun

gaala

1. gala

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “gaala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːla/

Noun

gaala

1. cup
2. mug
3. can

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Oromo

Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Somali gèel, Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gaala

1. camel

Saho

Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Afar gáala, Somali gèel and Oromo gaala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːla/
• Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

gaala m (singulative gaalatto m or gaalayto m or gaalattö f or gaalaytö f, plural gaalit m)

1. (collective) camels

Declension

References

• Moreno Vergari, Roberta Vergari (2007) “gaala”, in A basic Saho-English-Italian Dictionary (revised version)

Sidamo

Etymology

An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Afar gáala and Oromo gaala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːla/
• Hyphenation: gaa‧la

Noun

gaala m (plural gaalla f)

1. camel

Declension

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gaala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department