See also: håla ,
halá ,
häla ,
hála ,
hâla ,
hâlâ ,
hālá ,
hală ,
hələ ,
halà ,
hāla ,
halą , and hálaʼ
Borrowed fromHawaiian hala , ultimately fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan .Doublet ofpandan via Malay.
hala (plural halas or hala )
Pandanus tectorius , ascrew pine native toMalesia , easternAustralia , and the Pacific Islands.hala (comparative morehala ,superlative mosthala )
( obsolete , dialect ) Embarrassed or ashamed.1688 , Thomas Shadwell,The Squire of Alsatia :Hack. Kiſs, kiſs her, Man; this Town affords ſuch every where; you'll hate the Country, when you ſee a little more; kiſs her, I ſay. Lolp. I am ſohala ; I am aſhamed.
FromOttoman Turkish حالا ( hala ) .[ 1] Or fromArabic على ( ala ,“ however; nevertheless; but; still; yet. ” )
halá
( colloquial ) yet ,still Synonyms: endé ,akóma “hala ”, inFGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language ] (in Albanian),2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language ][1] ,1980 Jungg, G. (1895 ) “alaa”, inFialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary ],page 3 From theProto-Basque root*(h)ar- ( “ that (distal) ” ) with the suffix-la .
IPA (key ) : ( Navarro-Lapurdian ) /hala/ [ha.la] IPA (key ) : ( Southern ) /ala/ [a.la] Rhymes:-ala ,-a Hyphenation:ha‧la hala (not comparable )
thus “hala ”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy ] (in Basque),Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language ] “hala ”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary ],Euskaltzaindia ,1987–2005 hala
inflection ofhalar : third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative hala
an expression of surprise or warning hala f (relational adjective halový )
hall Declension ofhala (hard feminine )
“hala ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “hala ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 “hala ”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025 hala
inflection ofhali : accusative / dative / genitive singular genitive plural hala
third-person singular past historic ofhaler hala
inflection ofhalar : third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative FromProto-Polynesian *sala , fromProto-Oceanic *salaq , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq .
hala
sin Ke kala mai i ka ʻino a me kahala . Forgiving iniquity, transgression andsin . error hala
( intransitive ) tosin ( intransitive ) toerr FromProto-Polynesian *fara , fromProto-Oceanic *padran , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan , fromProto-Austronesian *paŋudaN .
hala
screw pine ,pandanus (Pandanus tectorius )FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian .
hala
( of time, intransitive ) topass ,elapse ( intransitive ) todie Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986 ) “hala”, inHawaiian Dictionary , Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press hal ( “ fish ” ) +-a ( “ his/her/its ” ,possessive suffix )
IPA (key ) : [ˈhɒlɒ] Hyphenation:ha‧la hala
third-person singular single-possession possessive ofhal hala
indefinite genitive plural ofhalur Inherited fromMalay hala .
hala (plural hala -hala )
( archaic ) direction Synonym: arah hala
Romanization ofꦲꦭ hala
incest Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011 ) “hala ”, inKamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency ], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page23 Geirnaert-Martin, Danielle C. (1992 ) “hala ”, inThe Woven Land of Lamboya. Socio-cosmic Ideas and Values in West Sumba, Eastern Indonesia (CNWS Publications;11 ), Leiden: Centre of Non-Western Studies, Leiden University hālā
second-person singular present active imperative ofhālō hala
bench FromEnglish holler .
hala
toscream ,shout 2024 , “Crowd hala as dem carry ogbonge Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny body for burial”, inBBC News Pidgin [2] :Wen im coffin bin arrive, crowd beginhala im name. When his coffin arrived, the crowd began toscream his name. Unknown, probably related toMalay bala ( “ misfortune ” ) andTagalog hala ( “ you're in trouble! ” ) , probablyInherited fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq ( “ wrong, in error (of behavior); miss (a target); mistake, error, fault ” ) .(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
hala
bad ,evil > Javanese:ꦲꦭ ( ala ) ( inherited ) → Balinese:ᬳᬮ ( ala ) > ? Malay:bala (see there for further descendants )> ? Tagalog:hala Borrowed fromSanskrit हल ( hala ,“ plough ” ) .
hala
plough > Javanese:ꦲꦭ ( hala ) ( inherited ) "hala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson,Old Javanese-English Dictionary . 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. For meaning 1:
ala ( alternative spelling ) FromPortuguese ala andSpanish ala .
hala
wing FromSpanish halar andSpanish jalar andDutch halen .
hala
topull totake Rhymes:-ala Syllabification:ha‧la Borrowed fromGerman Halle orFrench halle , both ultimately fromProto-West Germanic *hallu , fromProto-Germanic *hallō .Doublet ofhol ( “ hallway, lobby ” ) andcela ( “ cell ” ) .
hala f (related adjective halowy )
hall ,concourse hala produkcyjna ―shopfloor Borrowed fromSlovak hoľa .
hala f (related adjective halny )
mountainmeadow in theAlpine tundra , above the tree line pasture in the Tatra mountains(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
hala
( Przemyśl , Lasovia ) Synonym ofdalej! Hala , ty chamie! Chodź na magistrat!( Przemyśl ) ―Come on , you lout! Come to the city council!hala inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANhala in Polish dictionaries at PWNAleksander Saloni (1908 ) “hala ”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, inMateryały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume10 , Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page334 Oskar Kolberg (1865 ) “hala ”, inLud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page262 FromSanskrit .
hala
black FromGerman Halle .
hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала )
hall FromOttoman Turkish خلا ( halâ ) , fromArabic خَلَاء ( ḵalāʔ ) .
hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала )
( regional , rare ) WC ,water closet ( regional , rare ) toilet ( regional , rare ) privy FromOttoman Turkish خاله ( hâla, hâle ) , fromArabic خَالَة ( ḵāla ) .
hala f (Cyrillic spelling хала )
( regional , rare , Islam ) aunt ( maternal or paternal ) Synonym: tetka hála or hàla or hȁla (Cyrillic spelling ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла )
Alternative form ofala ( “ spotted ” ) hála or hàla or hȁla f (Cyrillic spelling ха́ла or ха̀ла or ха̏ла )
Alternative form ofala ( “ dragon ” ) hala
wine hala f (genitive singular haly ,nominative plural haly ,genitive plural hál ,declension pattern of žena )
hall “hala ”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk ,2003–2025 ¡hala!
come on !let’s go !wow !( an indication of surprise ) Synonym: guau my goodness !( an indication of surprise, shock, or amazement ) Synonyms: Dios mío ,madre mía ,vaya ,joder ,hostia See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
hala
inflection ofhalar : third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
hala
inflection ofhal : definite singular plural FromMiddle Low German halen , fromOld Saxon halon .
hala (present halar ,preterite halade ,supine halat ,imperative hala )
( often with a particle likein ( “ in ” ) ,ner ( “ down ” ) ,upp ( “ up ” ) , orfram ( “ forth ” ) ) toreel , tohaul (pull on something so as to bring more and more of it to oneself, often in order to bring in things attached)to bring (something) somewhere by pulling on something, like abovehala ner en flaggalower a flag CompareSpanish hala ( “ my goodness ” ) .
halá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ )
used to express warning or threat for a wrongdoing : you're introuble !Synonym: lagot oh no Synonym: naku Hala ! Naiwan ko ba ang susi ko sa loob ng kotse?Oh, no ! Did I leave my keys in the car?Borrowed fromSpanish hala ( “ come on; let's go; hurry up ” ) with the silent/h/ pronounced and with the stress possibly influenced by variantalá .
halá or hala (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ )
go ahead ;proceed Synonym: sige halà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ )( obsolete )
referring to something based on what it looks like( while adding what it is ) “hala ”, inKWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino ,Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino ,2024 “hala ”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila,2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972 )Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina , Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana,page20 Inherited fromOttoman Turkish خاله ( hala ) , fromArabic خَالَة ( ḵāla ,“ maternal aunt ” ) .
hala (definite accusative halayı ,plural halalar )
paternal aunt (father’s sister)hala
Misspelling ofhâlâ ( “ still, yet ” ) .FromProto-Finnic *halla .
hala
frost Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007 ) “заморозок ,иней ”, inUz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary ][3] , Petrozavodsk: Periodika Colloquial South Wales variant ofhel ( “ send; pursue ” ) fromProto-Celtic *selgā , fromProto-Indo-European *selǵ- ( “ let loose, send ” ) .
hala (first-person singular present halaf ,not mutable )( South Wales , transitive )
todrive tosend tospend Conjugation (colloquial) inflected colloquial forms singular plural first second third first second third future hela i ,helaf iheli dihelith o/e/hi ,heliff e/hihelwn nihelwch chihelan nhwconditional helwn i ,helswn ihelet ti ,helset tihelai fo/fe/hi ,helsai fo/fe/hihelen ni ,helsen nihelech chi ,helsech chihelen nhw ,helsen nhwpreterite helais i ,heles ihelaist ti ,helest tihelodd o/e/hihelon niheloch chihelon nhwimperative — hela — — helwch —
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hala ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies