gaala

== Afar == === Etymology === An old borrowing into East Cushitic, from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Oromo gaala, Sidamo gaala and Saho gaala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/ [ˈɡaːlʌ] Hyphenation: gaa‧la === Noun === gáala m (singulative gaaláytu m, plural gaalíyow m) (collective) camels (irrespective of sex, but mostly females) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== alá (“female camel”) rakúb (“male camel”) === References === E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “gaala”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004), Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 193 Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Italian gala or Spanish gala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːlɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝ːlɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ Syllabification(key): gaa‧la Hyphenation(key): gaa‧la === Noun === gaala gala ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gaala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Gamilaraay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaːla/ === Noun === gaala cup mug can === References === (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary == Oromo == === Etymology === An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Somali gèel, Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ́ːlɐ/ === Noun === gáala m (definite gaalichi) camel ==== Inflection ==== == Saho == === Etymology === An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Afar gáala, Somali gèel and Oromo gaala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/ Hyphenation: gaa‧la === Noun === gaala m (singulative gaalatto m or gaalayto m or gaalattö f or gaalaytö f, plural gaalit m) (collective) camels ==== Declension ==== === References === Moreno Vergari; Roberta Vergari (2007), “gaala”, in A basic Saho-English-Italian Dictionary (revised version) == Sidamo == === Etymology === An old borrowing into East Cushitic from an undetermined Semitic language. Cognates include Somali gèel, Afar gáala and Oromo gaala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaːla/ Hyphenation: gaa‧la === Noun === gaala m (plural gaalla f) camel ==== Declension ==== === References === Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30 Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gaala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department