pala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pala"

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin pāla. Doublet of peel.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪlə/, /ˈpɑːlə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːlə

Noun

pala (plural palae)

1. A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding.

Etymology 2

Noun

pala (plural palas)

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Pala (folk art)

Wikipedia

1. An Odisha art form consisting of Puranic texts expressed through music and dance.

Anagrams

• alap, lapa, pa'al

Awa-Cuaiquer

Noun

pala

1. plantain

References

• Curnow, T. J. (1997). A grammar of Awa Pit (Cuaiquer): An indigenous language of south-western Colombia. The Australian National University.

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palə/
• Hyphenation: pa‧la

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

pala (Balinese script ᬧᬮ)

1. arm

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit पाल (pāla, “herdsman”).

Noun

pala (Balinese script ᬧᬵᬮ)

1. herdsman

Etymology 3

From Old Javanese phala (“fruit; consequence”), from Sanskrit फल (phala).

Noun

pala (Balinese script ᬨᬮ)

1. fruit
2. result

Further reading

• “pala” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pala (“shovel, spade”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpala/ [ˈpa.l̪a]

Noun

pála

1. shovel, spade

Derived terms

• magpala
• palahon

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpa.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpa.la]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

pala f (plural pales)

1. shovel, spade
2. blade (the widest, thinnest part of something)
3. paddle

   Synonym: rem

4. tongue (of a shoe)

   Synonym: llengüeta

5. dustpan

   Synonym: arreplegador

Derived terms

• palada
• palejar
• paleta

Further reading

• “pala”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pala”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “pala” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pala” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pala (“shovel, spade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpala/, [ˈpa.la]
• Hyphenation: pa‧la

Noun

pala

1. shovel; spade

Crimean Tatar

Noun

pala (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. a kind of rug

   Synonym: kilim

Declension

Declension of pala

nominative	pala
genitive	palanıñ
dative	palağa
accusative	palanı
locative	palada
ablative	paladan

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpala]

Noun

pala f

1. (colloquial) head

Declension

Declension of pala (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pala	paly
genitive	paly	pal
dative	pale	palám
accusative	palu	paly
vocative	palo	paly
locative	pale	palách
instrumental	palou	palami

Further reading

• “pala”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pala”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ˈpala/
• Rhymes: -ala
• Hyphenation: pa‧la

Adjective

pala (accusative singular palan, plural palaj, accusative plural palajn)

1. pale; sallow