tjalla

Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani tjalla (“inform on”), probably from Romani xalo (“fraud, impostor, non-Romani”). Related to Sanskrit छलिन् (chalin, “cheat, swindler, fraud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɕala/
  • Rhymes: -ala

Verb

tjalla (present tjallar, preterite tjallade, supine tjallat, imperative tjalla)

  1. (colloquial) to inform on, to snitch; often to someone of authority, such as the police

Usage notes

More general compared to gola, which implies crime. You might "tjalla för läraren" (squeal to the teacher), for example. Situated between skvallra and gola on the scale of telling on someone to criminals ratting each other out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjalla (weak)
active passive
infinitive tjalla tjallas
supine tjallat tjallats
imperative tjalla —
imper. plural1 tjallen —
present past present past
indicative tjallar tjallade tjallas tjallades
ind. plural1 tjalla tjallade tjallas tjallades
subjunctive2 tjalle tjallade tjalles tjallades
present participle tjallande
past participle tjallad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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