šala

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃǎːla/
  • Hyphenation: ša‧la

Noun

šála f (Cyrillic spelling ша́ла)

  1. joke
  2. jest
  3. prank
  4. a bit of fun
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

šala (Cyrillic spelling шала)

  1. genitive singular of šal

Further reading

  • šala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • šala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024