lala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lala"

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

lala (plural lalas)

1. Alternative form of ilala.

Etymology 2

Noun

lala (uncountable)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia) Alternative form of la la (“clams”).

See also

• lala bop

Bambara

Adverb

lala

1. maybe, perhaps

Bikol Central

Noun

lâlâ

1. thick dirt on the neck and in the armpit

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Several etymologies have been proposed:

• From Sanskrit लाला (lālā, “saliva”).
• Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪aˌl̪a/
• (Cebu) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪a/
• (Surigaonon) IPA^(key): /ˈjaˌja/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lala

1. venom
2. sting

Adjective

lala

1. venomous
2. (of bladed weapons or tools) sharp

Derived terms

• lala og dila

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).

Verb

lála

1. to weave (leaves, straw, or plastic as to make hats or a mat)

Central Mazahua

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tlalalacatl (“goose”).

Noun

lala

1. goose

References

• López Marín; Antonio (2013), Diccionario Español-Mazahua, Colección biblioteca de los pueblos indígenas, Colegio de lenguas y literatura indígena del Instituto Mexiquense de Cultura, Gobierno del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico.

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /là.là/

Verb

làlà

1. to wait

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/, [ˈlɐ.lə]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).

Verb

lala

1. (transitive) to warm (as over fire)
2. (intransitive) to bask in the sun
3. (transitive) to cook over a fire

Derived terms

• ʻōlala

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *rara (“side, to be on the side”).

Verb

lala

1. (stative) diagonal, slanting, oblique

Derived terms

• hoʻolala (“to turn aside”)

Noun

lala

1. diagonal
2. face of a wave

   Coordinate term: muku

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “lala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja.

Verb

lala

1. to weave (mats)

Hiligaynon

Noun

lala

1. solfeggio

Verb

lála (diminutive lalá-lála)

1. (music) to sing a lullaby

Verb

lalà or lâlâ

1. to strip; to separate (meat from the bone)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lala, from Hokkien 啦啦 (la-la), a reduplication of 蜊 (lâ, “clam”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlala/ [ˈla.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lala (plural lala-lala)

1. a kind of edible Venus clam, Paratapes textilis.
2. a type of sea mollusc, Orbicularia orbiculata.
3. a kind of top snail, Trochus spp.

Further reading

• “lala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kituba

Verb

lala

1. to sleep