hala

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

hala (plural halas or hala)

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

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.

• ala

From Ottoman Turkish حالا (hala).^[1]
Or from Arabic على (ala, “however; nevertheless; but; still; yet.”)

halá

1. (colloquial) yet, still

   Synonyms: endé, akóma

• “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]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Jungg, G. (1895) “alaa”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 3

From the Proto-Basque root *(h)ar- (“that (distal)”) with the suffix -la.

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hala/ [ha.la]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /ala/ [a.la]

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Hyphenation: ha‧la

hala (not comparable)

1. thus

• “hala”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “hala”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈa.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈa.la]
• Homophone: ala

hala

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

hala

1. an expression of surprise or warning

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦala]
• Rhymes: -ala

hala f (related adjective halový)

1. hall

• “hala”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hala”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “hala”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

hala

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

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hala

1. third-person singular past historic of haler

hala

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.la/, [ˈhɐ.lə]

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

hala

1. sin

   Ke kala mai i ka ʻino a me ka hala.

   Forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin.

2. error

hala

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

• hoʻohala

• English: hala

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

hala

1. screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)

• lauhala
• pū hala

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

hala

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

• hoʻohala
• hoʻohala manawa

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

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒlɒ]

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• Hyphenation: ha‧la

hala

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

hala

1. indefinite genitive plural of halur

Inherited from Malay hala (“direction”).

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

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

1. (archaic) direction

   Synonym: arah

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

hala

1. Romanization of ꦲꦭ

hala

1. incest

• 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

hālā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of hālō

• 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)

hala

1. bench

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

From English holler.

hala

1. to scream, shout
   • 2024, “Crowd hala as dem carry ogbonge Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny body for burial”, in BBC News Pidgin‎^[2]:

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

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

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

Unknown, probably related to Malay bala (“misfortune”) and Tagalog hala (“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.)

hala

1. bad, evil

• ala

• > Javanese: ꦲꦭ (ala) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬳᬮ (ala)
• >? Malay: bala (see there for further descendants)
• >? Tagalog: hala

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

hala

1. plough

• > Javanese: ꦲꦭ (hala) (inherited)

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

 

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• ala (alternative spelling)

From Portuguese ala and Spanish ala.

hala

1. wing

From Spanish halar and Spanish jalar and Dutch halen.

hala

1. to pull
2. to take

 

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hala

Wikipedia ^pl

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.la/

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ha‧la

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”).

hala f

1. hall, concourse

   hala produkcyjna ― shopfloor

Borrowed from Slovak hoľa.

hala f

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

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

From Sanskrit.

hala

1. black

• IPA^(key): /xala/

From German Halle.

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

1. hall

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

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

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

• toalet, klozet, nužnik

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

hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала)

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

   Synonym: tetka

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

1. Alternative form of ala (“spotted”)

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

1. Alternative form of ala (“dragon”)

hala

1. wine

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦala]

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

1. hall

• halový

• “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, 2003–2024

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

• ala, alá

¡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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

hala

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

• “hala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

hala

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

From Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halon.

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

• fira
• hissa
• vinscha

• hala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• hala in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• hala in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)

Compare Spanish hala.

• ala — dialectal
• luh — slang

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

halá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ)

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

   Synonym: lagot

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhalaʔ/ [ˈhaː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -alaʔ
• Syllabification: ha‧la

halà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ) (obsolete)

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /hɑˈɫɑ/

hala (definite accusative halayı, plural halalar)

1. paternal aunt (father’s sister)

• bibi

• hâlâ
• teyze

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːlɑː/

hala

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

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

From Proto-Finnic *halla.

hala

1. frost

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “заморозок, иней”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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

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

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

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

• (drive): gyrru
• (send): anfon
• (spend [money]): gwario
• (spend [time]): treulio

• 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