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From Chinese 白蠟.

Noun

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pela (uncountable)

  1. Chinese wax
    • 1813, John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, Pantologia:
      Thus we have the myrtle wax of America extracted from the berries of the myrica cerifera, and the pela of the Chinese.

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From a contraction of the preposition per (by means of, by way of) + feminine singular article la (the).

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pela f (masculine pel, neuter pelo, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)

  1. by means of the

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from pelar.

Noun

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pela f (plural peles)

  1. debarking
  2. peel, rind (of a fruit or vegetable)
  3. (colloquial) peseta

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Verb

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pela

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

French

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pela

  1. third-person singular past historic of peler

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *pilla, from Latin pilula (pellet). In that case, cognate with Spanish pella.[1]

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pela f (plural pelas)

  1. lump, dollop, mass (of butter, grease, lard)

Etymology 2

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Deverbal from pelar (to skin).

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pela f (plural pelas)

  1. peel
  2. peeling (of skin)

Etymology 3

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From Latin palella (little shovel), from pala (shovel).

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Noun

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pela f (plural pelas)

  1. trowel; small shovel
    • 1373, E. Cal Pardo, editor, Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 191:
      Item enna cosina hua caldeyra de cobre con seus ferros et hua peella
      Item, in the kitchen a cooper cauldron with its irons [for hanging] and a spatula
  2. vanes or blades of a water wheel

Etymology 4

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From Latin per + illa.

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pela f sg (plural pelas, masculine pelo, masculine plural pelos)

  1. contraction of por (by; through) and a (the) (archaic)

Etymology 5

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Verb

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pela

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

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pelota”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.la/
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Hyphenation: pé‧la

Verb

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pela

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

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Northern Sotho

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Noun

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pela

  1. hyrax

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pela, from Vulgar Latin *per (by; through) + *la (the).

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  • Hyphenation: pe‧la

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pela f sg

  • Contraction of per a (by/through the (feminine singular)): feminine singular of pelo

    Etymology 2

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    Inflected form of pelar (to skin).

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  • Verb

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    pela

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

    Sotho

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    Noun

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    pela class 9/10 (plural dipela)

    1. hyrax

    Spanish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈpela/ [ˈpe.la]
    • Rhymes: -ela
    • Syllabification: pe‧la

    Etymology 1

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    Deverbal from pelar.

    Noun

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    pela f (plural pelas)

    1. hit, beating
      Coordinate terms: golpe, paliza
    2. (Spain, colloquial, historical) one peseta (former currency of Spain)
      Coordinate term: duro

    Etymology 2

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    Verb

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    pela

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

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    Swazi

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    Verb

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    -péla

    1. to spell

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    pela (plural dipela)

    1. hyrax

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Verb

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    -péla

    1. to spell

    Inflection

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    Tone H
    Infinitive ukupela
    Positive Negative
    Infinitive ukupela ukungapeli
    Imperative
    Simple + object concord
    Singular pela -pele
    Plural pelani -peleni
    Present
    Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
    1st singular ngiyapela, ngipela engipelayo, engipela ngipela angipeli engingapeli ngingapeli
    2nd singular uyapela, upela opelayo, opela upela awupeli ongapeli ungapeli
    1st plural siyapela, sipela esipelayo, esipela sipela asipeli esingapeli singapeli
    2nd plural niyapela, nipela enipelayo, enipela nipela anipeli eningapeli ningapeli
    Class 1 uyapela, upela opelayo, opela epela akapeli ongapeli engapeli
    Class 2 bayapela, bapela abapelayo, abapela bepela abapeli abangapeli bengapeli
    Class 3 uyapela, upela opelayo, opela upela awupeli ongapeli ungapeli
    Class 4 iyapela, ipela epelayo, epela ipela ayipeli engapeli ingapeli
    Class 5 liyapela, lipela elipelayo, elipela lipela alipeli elingapeli lingapeli
    Class 6 ayapela, apela apelayo, apela epela awapeli angapeli engapeli
    Class 7 siyapela, sipela esipelayo, esipela sipela asipeli esingapeli singapeli
    Class 8 ziyapela, zipela ezipelayo, ezipela zipela azipeli ezingapeli zingapeli
    Class 9 iyapela, ipela epelayo, epela ipela ayipeli engapeli ingapeli
    Class 10 ziyapela, zipela ezipelayo, ezipela zipela azipeli ezingapeli zingapeli
    Class 11 luyapela, lupela olupelayo, olupela lupela alupeli olungapeli lungapeli
    Class 14 buyapela, bupela obupelayo, obupela bupela abupeli obungapeli bungapeli
    Class 15 kuyapela, kupela okupelayo, okupela kupela akupeli okungapeli kungapeli
    Class 17 kuyapela, kupela okupelayo, okupela kupela akupeli okungapeli kungapeli
    Recent past
    Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
    1st singular ngipelile, ngipelē engipelile, engipelē ngipelile, ngipelē angipelanga engingapelanga ngingapelanga
    2nd singular upelile, upelē opelile, opelē upelile, upelē awupelanga ongapelanga ungapelanga
    1st plural sipelile, sipelē esipelile, esipelē sipelile, sipelē asipelanga esingapelanga singapelanga
    2nd plural nipelile, nipelē enipelile, enipelē nipelile, nipelē anipelanga eningapelanga ningapelanga
    Class 1 upelile, upelē opelile, opelē epelile, epelē akapelanga ongapelanga engapelanga
    Class 2 bapelile, bapelē abapelile, abapelē bepelile, bepelē abapelanga abangapelanga bengapelanga
    Class 3 upelile, upelē opelile, opelē upelile, upelē awupelanga ongapelanga ungapelanga
    Class 4 ipelile, ipelē epelile, epelē ipelile, ipelē ayipelanga engapelanga ingapelanga
    Class 5 lipelile, lipelē elipelile, elipelē lipelile, lipelē alipelanga elingapelanga lingapelanga
    Class 6 apelile, apelē apelile, apelē epelile, epelē awapelanga angapelanga engapelanga
    Class 7 sipelile, sipelē esipelile, esipelē sipelile, sipelē asipelanga esingapelanga singapelanga
    Class 8 zipelile, zipelē ezipelile, ezipelē zipelile, zipelē azipelanga ezingapelanga zingapelanga
    Class 9 ipelile, ipelē epelile, epelē ipelile, ipelē ayipelanga engapelanga ingapelanga
    Class 10 zipelile, zipelē ezipelile, ezipelē zipelile, zipelē azipelanga ezingapelanga zingapelanga
    Class 11 lupelile, lupelē olupelile, olupelē lupelile, lupelē alupelanga olungapelanga lungapelanga
    Class 14 bupelile, bupelē obupelile, obupelē bupelile, bupelē abupelanga obungapelanga bungapelanga
    Class 15 kupelile, kupelē okupelile, okupelē kupelile, kupelē akupelanga okungapelanga kungapelanga
    Class 17 kupelile, kupelē okupelile, okupelē kupelile, kupelē akupelanga okungapelanga kungapelanga
    Remote past
    Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
    1st singular ngāpela engāpela ngāpela angipelanga engingapelanga ngingapelanga
    2nd singular wāpela owāpela wāpela awupelanga ongapelanga ungapelanga
    1st plural sāpela esāpela sāpela asipelanga esingapelanga singapelanga
    2nd plural nāpela enāpela nāpela anipelanga eningapelanga ningapelanga
    Class 1 wāpela owāpela āpela akapelanga ongapelanga engapelanga
    Class 2 bāpela abāpela bāpela abapelanga abangapelanga bengapelanga
    Class 3 wāpela owāpela wāpela awupelanga ongapelanga ungapelanga
    Class 4 yāpela eyāpela yāpela ayipelanga engapelanga ingapelanga
    Class 5 lāpela elāpela lāpela alipelanga elingapelanga lingapelanga
    Class 6 āpela āpela āpela awapelanga angapelanga engapelanga
    Class 7 sāpela esāpela sāpela asipelanga esingapelanga singapelanga
    Class 8 zāpela ezāpela zāpela azipelanga ezingapelanga zingapelanga
    Class 9 yāpela eyāpela yāpela ayipelanga engapelanga ingapelanga
    Class 10 zāpela ezāpela zāpela azipelanga ezingapelanga zingapelanga
    Class 11 lwāpela olwāpela lwāpela alupelanga olungapelanga lungapelanga
    Class 14 bāpela obāpela bāpela abupelanga obungapelanga bungapelanga
    Class 15 kwāpela okwāpela kwāpela akupelanga okungapelanga kungapelanga
    Class 17 kwāpela okwāpela kwāpela akupelanga okungapelanga kungapelanga
    Potential
    Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
    1st singular ngingapela ngingapela ngingepele ngingepele
    2nd singular ungapela ungapela ungepele ungepele
    1st plural singapela singapela singepele singepele
    2nd plural ningapela ningapela ningepele ningepele
    Class 1 angapela engapela angepele engepele
    Class 2 bangapela bengapela bangepele bengepele
    Class 3 ungapela ungapela ungepele ungepele
    Class 4 ingapela ingapela ingepele ingepele
    Class 5 lingapela lingapela lingepele lingepele
    Class 6 angapela engapela angepele engepele
    Class 7 singapela singapela singepele singepele
    Class 8 zingapela zingapela zingepele zingepele
    Class 9 ingapela ingapela ingepele ingepele
    Class 10 zingapela zingapela zingepele zingepele
    Class 11 lungapela lungapela lungepele lungepele
    Class 14 bungapela bungapela bungepele bungepele
    Class 15 kungapela kungapela kungepele kungepele
    Class 17 kungapela kungapela kungepele kungepele
    Immediate future
    Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
    1st singular ngizopela engizopela ngizopela angizupela engingezupela ngingezupela
    2nd singular uzopela ozopela uzopela awuzupela ongezupela ungezupela
    1st plural sizopela esizopela sizopela asizupela esingezupela singezupela
    2nd plural nizopela enizopela nizopela anizupela eningezupela ningezupela
    Class 1 uzopela ozopela ezopela akazupela ongezupela engezupela
    Class 2 bazopela abazopela bezopela abazupela abangezupela bengezupela
    Class 3 uzopela ozopela uzopela awuzupela ongezupela ungezupela
    Class 4 izopela ezopela izopela ayizupela engezupela ingezupela
    Class 5 lizopela elizopela lizopela alizupela elingezupela lingezupela
    Class 6 azopela azopela ezopela awazupela angezupela engezupela
    Class 7 sizopela esizopela sizopela asizupela esingezupela singezupela
    Class 8 zizopela ezizopela zizopela azizupela ezingezupela zingezupela
    Class 9 izopela ezopela izopela ayizupela engezupela ingezupela
    Class 10 zizopela ezizopela zizopela azizupela ezingezupela zingezupela
    Class 11 luzopela oluzopela luzopela aluzupela olungezupela lungezupela
    Class 14 buzopela obuzopela buzopela abuzupela obungezupela bungezupela
    Class 15 kuzopela okuzopela kuzopela akuzupela okungezupela kungezupela
    Class 17 kuzopela okuzopela kuzopela akuzupela okungezupela kungezupela
    Remote future
    Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
    1st singular ngiyopela engiyopela ngiyopela angiyupela engingeyupela ngingeyupela
    2nd singular uyopela oyopela uyopela awuyupela ongeyupela ungeyupela
    1st plural siyopela esiyopela siyopela asiyupela esingeyupela singeyupela
    2nd plural niyopela eniyopela niyopela aniyupela eningeyupela ningeyupela
    Class 1 uyopela oyopela eyopela akayupela ongeyupela engeyupela
    Class 2 bayopela abayopela beyopela abayupela abangeyupela bengeyupela
    Class 3 uyopela oyopela uyopela awuyupela ongeyupela ungeyupela
    Class 4 iyopela eyopela iyopela ayiyupela engeyupela ingeyupela
    Class 5 liyopela eliyopela liyopela aliyupela elingeyupela lingeyupela
    Class 6 ayopela ayopela eyopela awayupela angeyupela engeyupela
    Class 7 siyopela esiyopela siyopela asiyupela esingeyupela singeyupela
    Class 8 ziyopela eziyopela ziyopela aziyupela ezingeyupela zingeyupela
    Class 9 iyopela eyopela iyopela ayiyupela engeyupela ingeyupela
    Class 10 ziyopela eziyopela ziyopela aziyupela ezingeyupela zingeyupela
    Class 11 luyopela oluyopela luyopela aluyupela olungeyupela lungeyupela
    Class 14 buyopela obuyopela buyopela abuyupela obungeyupela bungeyupela
    Class 15 kuyopela okuyopela kuyopela akuyupela okungeyupela kungeyupela
    Class 17 kuyopela okuyopela kuyopela akuyupela okungeyupela kungeyupela
    Present subjunctive
    Positive Negative
    1st singular ngipele ngingapeli
    2nd singular upele ungapeli
    1st plural sipele singapeli
    2nd plural nipele ningapeli
    Class 1 apele angapeli
    Class 2 bapele bangapeli
    Class 3 upele ungapeli
    Class 4 ipele ingapeli
    Class 5 lipele lingapeli
    Class 6 apele angapeli
    Class 7 sipele singapeli
    Class 8 zipele zingapeli
    Class 9 ipele ingapeli
    Class 10 zipele zingapeli
    Class 11 lupele lungapeli
    Class 14 bupele bungapeli
    Class 15 kupele kungapeli
    Class 17 kupele kungapeli
    Past subjunctive
    Positive Negative
    1st singular ngapela ngangapela, angapela, angangapela
    2nd singular wapela wangapela, awapela, awangapela
    1st plural sapela sangapela, asapela, asangapela
    2nd plural napela nangapela, anapela, anangapela
    Class 1 wapela wangapela, akapela, akangapela
    Class 2 bapela bangapela, abapela, abangapela
    Class 3 wapela wangapela, awapela, awangapela
    Class 4 yapela yangapela, ayapela, ayangapela
    Class 5 lapela langapela, alapela, alangapela
    Class 6 apela angapela, awapela, awangapela
    Class 7 sapela sangapela, asapela, asangapela
    Class 8 zapela zangapela, azapela, azangapela
    Class 9 yapela yangapela, ayapela, ayangapela
    Class 10 zapela zangapela, azapela, azangapela
    Class 11 lwapela lwangapela, alwapela, alwangapela
    Class 14 bapela bangapela, abapela, abangapela
    Class 15 kwapela kwangapela, akwapela, akwangapela
    Class 17 kwapela kwangapela, akwapela, akwangapela