katala

• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧la

katala

1. the red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia); a species of cockatoo that is endemic to the Philippines
2. a monkey wrench; a wrench with an adjustable jaw

Proto-Finnic *katala. Compare kavala and kamala (from Proto-Finnic *kavala and *kamala) as well as ketale. Cognates include Estonian kadal (“bad, weak, miserable”) and Karelian katala (“pitiful”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtɑlɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑlɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧ta‧la

katala (comparative katalampi, superlative katalin)

1. mean, base, vile, devious

   Synonyms: matalamielinen, kavala

• katalasti
• katalus
• kataluus

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

• “katala”, 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

• Takala, akalta, atk-ala, kaalta, lakata, taklaa