dala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dala"

English

Etymology

From an unassimilated equivalent of Hawaiian kālā, from English dollar.

Noun

dala (plural dala)

1. (historical) The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.
   • 2018, Todd A. Watkins, Introduction to Microfinance:

     My mother kept a dollar bill in Hawaiian currency—a dala—given to her as a souvenir of her brother's service in the army.

See also

• dala dala (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• Adal, Alda, Lada, daal

Albanian

Noun

dala

1. inflection of dalë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		дала
Arabic		دالا

Etymology

From dative of dal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɑˈɫɑ]

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Adverb

dala

1. back, backwards

Synonyms

• geri, geriyə
• arxaya

Antonyms

• irəli
• qabağa

Further reading

• “dala” in Obastan.com.

Bola

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan.

Noun

dala

1. way

References

• René van den Berg and Brent Wiebe, Bola Grammar Sketch, p. 62

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdala]

Participle

dala

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