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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian خاله (xâle), ultimately from Arabic خالة (ḵāla).
Pronunciation
Noun
xala (definite accusative xalanı, plural xalalar)
- maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)
- Coordinate terms: bibi (“paternal aunt”), əmi (“paternal uncle”), dayı (“maternal uncle”)
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Catalan
Etymology 1
Noun
xala f (plural xales)
- a pleasure outing or excursion, especially a noisy one
- Synonym: forada
Etymology 2
Verb
xala
- inflection of xalar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Classical Nahuatl
Noun
xala (locative)
- Obsolete spelling of xāllah.