pela
English
Etymology
From Chinese 白蠟.
Noun
pela (uncountable)
- 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.
Anagrams
Albanian
Noun
pela
- inflection of pelë:
- definite nominative singular
- indefinite nominative/accusative plural
Asturian
Etymology
From a contraction of the preposition per (“by means of, by way of”) + feminine singular article la (“the”).
Contraction
pela f (masculine pel, neuter pelo, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from pelar.
Noun
pela f (plural peles)
Etymology 2
Verb
pela
- inflection of pelar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
French
Verb
pela
- third-person singular past historic of peler
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *pilla, from Latin pilula (“pellet”). In that case, cognate with Spanish pella.[1]
Alternative forms
- penla
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛla̝/
Noun
pela f (plural pelas)
Etymology 2
Deverbal from pelar (“to skin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛla̝/
Noun
pela f (plural pelas)
Etymology 3
From Latin palella (“little shovel”), from pala (“shovel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛla̝/
Noun
pela f (plural pelas)
- 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
- vanes or blades of a water wheel
Etymology 4
Contraction
pela f sg (plural pelas, masculine pelo, masculine plural pelos)
Etymology 5
Verb
pela
- inflection of pelar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “peella”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pelota”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.la/
- Rhymes: -ela
- Hyphenation: pé‧la
Verb
pela
- inflection of pelare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Northern Sotho
Noun
pela
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese pela, from Vulgar Latin *per (“by; through”) + *la (“the”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pe.lɐ/, (with syncope) /plɐ/
- Hyphenation: pe‧la
Contraction
pela f sg
- contraction of per a (“by/through the (feminine singular)”): feminine singular of pelo
- Synonym: pola (archaic)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.lɐ/
Verb
pela
- inflection of pelar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Sotho
Noun
pela class 9/10 (plural dipela)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpela/ [ˈpe.la]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: pe‧la
Etymology 1
Deverbal from pelar.
Noun
pela f (plural pelas)
- hit, beating
- (Spain, colloquial, historical) one peseta (former currency of Spain)
- Coordinate term: duro
- 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 75:
- Y te corto porque no tengo más pelas y estoy en una cabina. Cuelgo.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Verb
pela
- inflection of pelar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “pela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swazi
Verb
-péla
- to spell
Inflection
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Tswana
Noun
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pela (plural dipela)
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-péla
- to spell
Inflection
| 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 | ||||