English
Noun
chala
- Croton scouleri, a tree native to the Galapagos.
Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìjádà.
Pronunciation
Noun
chalá class 7 (plural zalá class 8)
- finger
Ibaloi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃala/ [t͡ʃɑ.lɑ]
- Hyphenation: sha‧la
Noun
chala
- alternative form of shala
Karao
Noun
chala
- (anatomy) blood
Latin
Verb
chalā
- second-person singular present active imperative of chalō
Mwani
Noun
chala class 7 (plural vyala)
- finger
Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀙𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- छल (Devanagari script)
- ছল (Bengali script)
- ඡල (Sinhalese script)
- ဆလ or ꧡလ (Burmese script)
- ฉล or ฉะละ (Thai script)
- ᨨᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ຉລ or ຉະລະ (Lao script)
- ឆល (Khmer script)
- 𑄍𑄣 (Chakma script)
Noun
chala n
- fraud, pretext
References
Quechua
Adjective
chala
- thin, skinny
Noun
chala
- mestizo
- maize husk
- interchange, swap
Usage notes
Not to be confused with challa, chhalla.
Declension
Declension of chala
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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chala
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chalakuna
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accusative
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chalata
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chalakunata
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dative
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chalaman
|
chalakunaman
|
genitive
|
chalap
|
chalakunap
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locative
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chalapi
|
chalakunapi
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terminative
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chalakama
|
chalakunakama
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ablative
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chalamanta
|
chalakunamanta
|
instrumental
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chalawan
|
chalakunawan
|
comitative
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chalantin
|
chalakunantin
|
abessive
|
chalannaq
|
chalakunannaq
|
comparative
|
chalahina
|
chalakunahina
|
causative
|
chalarayku
|
chalakunarayku
|
benefactive
|
chalapaq
|
chalakunapaq
|
associative
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chalapura
|
chalakunapura
|
distributive
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chalanka
|
chalakunanka
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exclusive
|
chalalla
|
chalakunalla
|
Possessive forms of chala
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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chalay
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chalaykuna
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accusative
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chalayta
|
chalaykunata
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dative
|
chalayman
|
chalaykunaman
|
genitive
|
chalaypa
|
chalaykunap
|
locative
|
chalaypi
|
chalaykunapi
|
terminative
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chalaykama
|
chalaykunakama
|
ablative
|
chalaymanta
|
chalaykunamanta
|
instrumental
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chalaywan
|
chalaykunawan
|
comitative
|
chalaynintin
|
chalaykunantin
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abessive
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chalayninnaq
|
chalaykunannaq
|
comparative
|
chalayhina
|
chalaykunahina
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causative
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chalayrayku
|
chalaykunarayku
|
benefactive
|
chalaypaq
|
chalaykunapaq
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associative
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chalaypura
|
chalaykunapura
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distributive
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chalayninka
|
chalaykunanka
|
exclusive
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chalaylla
|
chalaykunalla
|
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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chalayki
|
chalaykikuna
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accusative
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chalaykita
|
chalaykikunata
|
dative
|
chalaykiman
|
chalaykikunaman
|
genitive
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chalaykipa
|
chalaykikunap
|
locative
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chalaykipi
|
chalaykikunapi
|
terminative
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chalaykikama
|
chalaykikunakama
|
ablative
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chalaykimanta
|
chalaykikunamanta
|
instrumental
|
chalaykiwan
|
chalaykikunawan
|
comitative
|
chalaykintin
|
chalaykikunantin
|
abessive
|
chalaykinnaq
|
chalaykikunannaq
|
comparative
|
chalaykihina
|
chalaykikunahina
|
causative
|
chalaykirayku
|
chalaykikunarayku
|
benefactive
|
chalaykipaq
|
chalaykikunapaq
|
associative
|
chalaykipura
|
chalaykikunapura
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distributive
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chalaykinka
|
chalaykikunanka
|
exclusive
|
chalaykilla
|
chalaykikunalla
|
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its)
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singular
|
plural
|
nominative
|
chalan
|
chalankuna
|
accusative
|
chalanta
|
chalankunata
|
dative
|
chalanman
|
chalankunaman
|
genitive
|
chalanpa
|
chalankunap
|
locative
|
chalanpi
|
chalankunapi
|
terminative
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chalankama
|
chalankunakama
|
ablative
|
chalanmanta
|
chalankunamanta
|
instrumental
|
chalanwan
|
chalankunawan
|
comitative
|
chalanintin
|
chalankunantin
|
abessive
|
chalanninnaq
|
chalankunannaq
|
comparative
|
chalanhina
|
chalankunahina
|
causative
|
chalanrayku
|
chalankunarayku
|
benefactive
|
chalanpaq
|
chalankunapaq
|
associative
|
chalanpura
|
chalankunapura
|
distributive
|
chalaninka
|
chalankunanka
|
exclusive
|
chalanlla
|
chalankunalla
|
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))
|
singular
|
plural
|
nominative
|
chalanchik
|
chalanchikkuna
|
accusative
|
chalanchikta
|
chalanchikkunata
|
dative
|
chalanchikman
|
chalanchikkunaman
|
genitive
|
chalanchikpa
|
chalanchikkunap
|
locative
|
chalanchikpi
|
chalanchikkunapi
|
terminative
|
chalanchikkama
|
chalanchikkunakama
|
ablative
|
chalanchikmanta
|
chalanchikkunamanta
|
instrumental
|
chalanchikwan
|
chalanchikkunawan
|
comitative
|
chalanchiknintin
|
chalanchikkunantin
|
abessive
|
chalanchikninnaq
|
chalanchikkunannaq
|
comparative
|
chalanchikhina
|
chalanchikkunahina
|
causative
|
chalanchikrayku
|
chalanchikkunarayku
|
benefactive
|
chalanchikpaq
|
chalanchikkunapaq
|
associative
|
chalanchikpura
|
chalanchikkunapura
|
distributive
|
chalanchikninka
|
chalanchikkunanka
|
exclusive
|
chalanchiklla
|
chalanchikkunalla
|
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl))
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singular
|
plural
|
nominative
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chalayku
|
chalaykukuna
|
accusative
|
chalaykuta
|
chalaykukunata
|
dative
|
chalaykuman
|
chalaykukunaman
|
genitive
|
chalaykupa
|
chalaykukunap
|
locative
|
chalaykupi
|
chalaykukunapi
|
terminative
|
chalaykukama
|
chalaykukunakama
|
ablative
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chalaykumanta
|
chalaykukunamanta
|
instrumental
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chalaykuwan
|
chalaykukunawan
|
comitative
|
chalaykuntin
|
chalaykukunantin
|
abessive
|
chalaykunnaq
|
chalaykukunannaq
|
comparative
|
chalaykuhina
|
chalaykukunahina
|
causative
|
chalaykurayku
|
chalaykukunarayku
|
benefactive
|
chalaykupaq
|
chalaykukunapaq
|
associative
|
chalaykupura
|
chalaykukunapura
|
distributive
|
chalaykunka
|
chalaykukunanka
|
exclusive
|
chalaykulla
|
chalaykukunalla
|
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl))
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singular
|
plural
|
nominative
|
chalaykichik
|
chalaykichikkuna
|
accusative
|
chalaykichikta
|
chalaykichikkunata
|
dative
|
chalaykichikman
|
chalaykichikkunaman
|
genitive
|
chalaykichikpa
|
chalaykichikkunap
|
locative
|
chalaykichikpi
|
chalaykichikkunapi
|
terminative
|
chalaykichikkama
|
chalaykichikkunakama
|
ablative
|
chalaykichikmanta
|
chalaykichikkunamanta
|
instrumental
|
chalaykichikwan
|
chalaykichikkunawan
|
comitative
|
chalaykichiknintin
|
chalaykichikkunantin
|
abessive
|
chalaykichikninnaq
|
chalaykichikkunannaq
|
comparative
|
chalaykichikhina
|
chalaykichikkunahina
|
causative
|
chalaykichikrayku
|
chalaykichikkunarayku
|
benefactive
|
chalaykichikpaq
|
chalaykichikkunapaq
|
associative
|
chalaykichikpura
|
chalaykichikkunapura
|
distributive
|
chalaykichikninka
|
chalaykichikkunanka
|
exclusive
|
chalaykichiklla
|
chalaykichikkunalla
|
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their)
|
singular
|
plural
|
nominative
|
chalanku
|
chalankukuna
|
accusative
|
chalankuta
|
chalankukunata
|
dative
|
chalankuman
|
chalankukunaman
|
genitive
|
chalankupa
|
chalankukunap
|
locative
|
chalankupi
|
chalankukunapi
|
terminative
|
chalankukama
|
chalankukunakama
|
ablative
|
chalankumanta
|
chalankukunamanta
|
instrumental
|
chalankuwan
|
chalankukunawan
|
comitative
|
chalankuntin
|
chalankukunantin
|
abessive
|
chalankunnaq
|
chalankukunannaq
|
comparative
|
chalankuhina
|
chalankukunahina
|
causative
|
chalankurayku
|
chalankukunarayku
|
benefactive
|
chalankupaq
|
chalankukunapaq
|
associative
|
chalankupura
|
chalankukunapura
|
distributive
|
chalankunka
|
chalankukunanka
|
exclusive
|
chalankulla
|
chalankukunalla
|
|
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃala/ [ˈt͡ʃa.la]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: cha‧la
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Quechua [Term?].
Noun
chala f (plural chalas)
- (Argentina) marijuana
- (Chile) sandal
- (Andes, Southern Cone) corn husk
- Synonym: sandalia
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
chala
- inflection of chalar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Welsh
Noun
chala
- aspirate mutation of cala