jala

See also: jalá, ĵala, яла, and я̄ла

Balinese

Etymology

From Sanskrit जाल (jāla, net).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.lə/
  • Rhymes: -alə
  • Hyphenation: ja‧la

Noun

jala (Balinese script ᬚᬮ)

  1. net

Further reading

  • jala” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Bambara

Noun

jala

  1. African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis)

Derived terms

  • jalasun

Chachi

Noun

jala

  1. wasp

References

  • Lindskoog, John N., Lindskoog, Carrie A. (1964) Vocabulario cayapa (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 9)‎[1] (in Spanish), Quito, Ecuador: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en cooperación con el Ministerio de Educación Pública, page 82

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjala]

Participle

jala

  1. inflection of jmout:
    1. feminine singular past active participle
    2. neuter plural past active participle

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille. Compare Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan ella, French elle, Romanian ea.

Pronoun

jala f (plural jale)

  1. (third person feminine singular pronoun) she

Estonian

Adverb

jala (not comparable)

  1. on foot

Noun

jala

  1. genitive singular of jalg

Gurindji

Noun

jala

  1. today

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jala, from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, net).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒala/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧la

Noun

jala (plural jala-jala)

  1. fishing net

Verb

jala

  1. to catch with net

Derived terms

  • jala-jala
  • jalaan
  • menjala
  • menjalakan
  • penjala
  • penjalaan
  • terjala

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

jala

  1. romanization of ꦗꦭ

Laboya

Adjective

jala

  1. wrong
    Antonym: tena

Noun

jala

  1. sin, wrongdoing
    Synonyms: doku, ĵiraka

References

  • Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “jala”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 32
  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “jala”, in Lamboya word list[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit जाल (jāla, net).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒala/
  • Rhymes: -ala, -la
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒä.lə]
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

jala (Jawi spelling جالا, plural jala-jala)

  1. cast net
    Hypernym: jaring

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jala
  • Pattani Malay: ยาลอ (jalɔ) (learned)
  • ? Rade: jal
  • Tagalog: dala
  • Thai: ยะลา (yá-laa)
  • Urak Lawoi': ยฺาลา (jala) (learned)

Further reading

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Homophone: jāla
  • Hyphenation: ja‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit जल (jala, water).

Noun

jala

  1. water
    Synonyms: air, bañu, jahnī, salila, tīrtha, toya, uda, wari, wwe
Derived terms
  • jumalākĕn

Etymology 2

Noun

jala

  1. alternative spelling of jāla (fishing net)

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit जल (jalá).

Noun

jala n

  1. water
    Synonyms: udaka, āpa

Declension

Descendants

  • Thai: ชล (chon)
  • Khmer: ជល (cɔɔl)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ada.

Verb

-jála

  1. to scatter
  2. to sow

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

jala (Cyrillic spelling јала)

  1. genitive singular of jal

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ada.

Verb

jala

  1. to plant, to sow

Spanish

Verb

jala

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

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-jala?

  1. to frown
  2. (intransitive) to be grumpy

Inflection

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