hala

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian hala, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of pandan via Malay.

Noun

hala (plural halas or hala)

1. Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Etymology 2

Adjective

hala (comparative more hala, superlative most hala)

1. (obsolete, dialect) Embarrassed or ashamed.
   • 1688, Thomas Shadwell, The Squire of Alsatia:

     Hack. Kiſs, kiſs her, Man; this Town affords ſuch every where; you'll hate the Country, when you ſee a little more; kiſs her, I ſay.
     Lolp. I am ſo hala; I am aſhamed.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ala

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حالا (hala).
Or from Arabic على (ala, “however; nevertheless; but; still; yet.”)

Adverb

halá

1. (colloquial) yet, still

   Synonyms: endé, akóma

References

Further reading

• “hala”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “hala”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
• Jungg, G. (1895) “alaa”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 3

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Southern) /ala/,
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /hala/,

Adverb

hala (not comparable)

1. thus

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)
• Homophone: ala

Verb

hala

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

Cebuano

Interjection

hala

1. an expression of surprise or warning

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ala

Noun

hala f (related adjective halový)

1. hall

Declension

Further reading

• hala in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• hala in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• hala in Internetová jazyková příručka

Faroese

Noun

hala

1. inflection of hali:
   1. accusative/dative/genitive singular
   2. genitive plural

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

hala

1. third-person singular past historic of haler

Galician

Verb

hala

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

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *sala, from Proto-Oceanic *salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.

Noun

hala

1. sin

   Ke kala mai i ka ʻino a me ka hala.

   Forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin.

2. error

Verb

hala

1. (intransitive) to sin
2. (intransitive) to err

Derived terms

• hoʻohala

Descendants

• English: hala

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fara, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Noun

hala

1. screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius).

Derived terms

• lauhala
• pū hala

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

Verb

hala

1. (of time, intransitive) to pass, elapse
2. (intransitive) to die

Derived terms

• hoʻohala
• hoʻohala manawa

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hungarian

Etymology

hal (“fish”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ha‧la

Noun

hala

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

Declension

Icelandic

Noun

hala

1. indefinite genitive plural of halur

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hala (“direction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Hyphenation: ha‧la

Noun

hala (plural hala-hala, first-person possessive halaku, second-person possessive halamu, third-person possessive halanya)

1. (archaic) direction

   Synonym: arah

Further reading

• “hala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

hala

1. Romanization of ꦲꦭ

Laboya

Noun

hala

1. incest

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “hala”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 23
• Geirnaert-Martin, Danielle C. (1992) “hala”, in The Woven Land of Lamboya. Socio-cosmic Ideas and Values in West Sumba, Eastern Indonesia (CNWS Publications; 11), Leiden: Centre of Non-Western Studies, Leiden University

Latin

Verb

hālā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of hālō

References

• hala in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Lokono

Noun

hala

1. bench

References

• Willem J. A. Pet, A Grammar Sketch and Lexicon of Arawak (Lokono Dian) (2011)

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English holler.

Verb

hala

1. to scream, shout
   • 2024, “Crowd hala as dem carry ogbonge Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny body for burial”, in BBC News Pidgin‎:

     Wen im coffin bin arrive, crowd begin hala im name.

     When his coffin arrived, the crowd began to scream his name.

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Hyphenation: la

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably related to Malay bala (“misfortune”) and Tagalog halá (“you're in trouble!”), probably Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq (“wrong, in error (of behavior); miss (a target); mistake, error, fault”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

hala

1. bad, evil

Alternative forms

• ala

Derived terms

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦲꦭ (ala) (inherited)
• >? Malay: bala (see there for further descendants)
• >? Tagalog: halá

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit हल (hala, “plough”).

Noun

hala

1. plough

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦲꦭ (hala) (inherited)

References

• "hala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

For meaning 1:

• ala (alternative spelling)

Etymology 1

From Portuguese ala and Spanish ala.

Noun

hala

1. wing

Etymology 2

From Spanish halar and Spanish jalar and Dutch halen.

Verb

hala

1. to pull
2. to take

Polish

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hala

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.la/

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ha‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Halle or French halle, both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō. Doublet of hol (“hallway, lobby”) and cela (“cell”).

Noun

hala f

1. hall, concourse

   hala produkcyjna ― shopfloor

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Slovak hoľa.

Noun

hala f

1. mountain meadow in the Alpine tundra, above the tree line
2. pasture in the Tatra mountains

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• hala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Adjective

hala

1. black

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xala/

Etymology 1

From German Halle.

Noun

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

1. hall

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish خلا (halâ), from Arabic خَلَاء (ḵalāʔ).

Noun

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

1. (regional, rare) WC, water closet
2. (regional, rare) toilet
3. (regional, rare) privy

Synonyms

• toalet, klozet, nužnik

Etymology 3

From Ottoman Turkish خاله (hâla, hâle), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Noun

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

1. (regional, rare, Islam) aunt (maternal or paternal)

   Synonym: tetka

Etymology 4

Adjective

hála or hàla or hȁla (Cyrillic spelling ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла)

1. Alternative form of ala (“spotted”)

Noun

hála or hàla or hȁla f (Cyrillic spelling ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла)

1. Alternative form of ala (“dragon”)

Siraya

Noun

hala

1. wine

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

hala f (genitive singular haly, nominative plural haly, genitive plural hál, declension pattern of žena)

1. hall

Declension

Derived terms

• halový

Further reading

• “hala”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈala/
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ha‧la
• Homophone: ala

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ala, alá

Interjection

¡hala!

1. come on! let’s go!
2. wow! (an indication of surprise)

   Synonym: guau

3. my goodness! (an indication of surprise, shock, or amazement)

   Synonyms: Dios mío, madre mía, vaya, joder, hostia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hala

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

Further reading

• “hala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

hala

1. inflection of hal:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halon.

Verb

hala (present halar, preterite halade, supine halat, imperative hala)

1. (often with a particle like in (“in”), ner (“down”), upp (“up”), or fram (“forth”)) to reel, to haul (pull on something so as to bring more and more of it to oneself, often in order to bring in things attached)
2. to bring (something) somewhere by pulling on something, like above

   hala ner en flagga

   lower a flag

Conjugation

Adjective

hala

1. inflection of hal:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

References

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

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Spanish hala.

Alternative forms

• ala — dialectal
• luh — slang

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

halá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ)

1. used to express warning or threat for a wrongdoing: you're in trouble!

   Synonym: lagot

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhalaʔ/,
• Rhymes: -alaʔ
• Syllabification: ha‧la

Noun

halà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ) (obsolete)

1. referring to something based on what it looks like (while adding what it is)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خاله (hala), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla, “maternal aunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑˈɫɑ/

Noun

hala (definite accusative halayı, plural halalar)

1. paternal aunt (father’s sister)

Declension

Synonyms

• bibi

See also

• hâlâ
• teyze

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːlɑː/

Adverb

hala

1. Misspelling of hâlâ (“still, yet”).

Further reading

• “hala”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hâlâ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halla.

Noun

hala

1. frost

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “заморозок, иней”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh

Etymology

Colloquial South Wales variant of hel (“send; pursue”) from Proto-Celtic *selgā, from Proto-Indo-European *selǵ- (“let loose, send”).

Pronunciation

• (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈhala/

Verb

hala (first-person singular present halaf, not mutable)(South Wales, transitive)

1. to drive
2. to send
3. to spend

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (drive): gyrru
• (send): anfon
• (spend ): gwario
• (spend ): treulio

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hala”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies