koala
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dharug gula or gulawany.
=== Pronunciation ===
enPR: kō-ä'lə, IPA(key): /koʊˈɑː.lə/, /kəʊˈɑː.lə/, /ˈkwɑː.lə/
(General Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈwɑː.lə/, /kəʊˈɑː.lə/
Rhymes: -ɑːlə
=== Noun ===
koala (plural koalas)
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
Synonyms: Phascolarctos cinereus, koala bear, native bear (obsolete), native monkey (obsolete), carbora
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
==== Translations ====
=== See also ===
Gundaroo bullock
koala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phascolarctos cinereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
=== Anagrams ===
Kalao, lakao
== Basque ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Dharug.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /koala/ [ko.a.la]
Rhymes: -ala, -a
Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
=== Noun ===
koala anim
koala
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“koala”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug.
=== Noun ===
koala (singular definite ?, plural indefinite koala)
koala
Synonym: koalabjørn
==== Declension ====
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dharug gula or gulawany.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /koːˈaː.laː/
Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
Rhymes: -aːlaː
=== Noun ===
koala m (plural koala's, diminutive koalaatje n)
koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Synonym: koalabeer
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
koala on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
== Fijian ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from English koala.
==== Noun ====
koala
koala
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from English coal.
==== Noun ====
koala
coal
=== References ===
Gatty, Ronald (2009), “koala”, in Fijian–English Dictionary[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 120
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From English koala, from Dharug gula.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkoɑlɑ/, [ˈko̞ɑ̝lɑ̝]
Rhymes: -oɑlɑ
Syllabification(key): ko‧a‧la
Hyphenation(key): koa‧la
=== Noun ===
koala
koala
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“koala”, 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
=== Anagrams ===
kolaa, lakoa, lokaa, olkaa
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
English koala, from Dharug.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔ.a.la/
Rhymes: -a
=== Noun ===
koala m (plural koalas)
koala
=== Further reading ===
“koala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Galician ==
=== Noun ===
koala m (plural koalas)
koala
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkoɒlɒ]
Rhymes: -ɒlɒ
Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
Rhymes: -lɒ
=== Noun ===
koala (plural koalák)
koala
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [koˈala]
Hyphenation: ko‧ala
=== Noun ===
koala (plural koala-koala)
koala: a tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia
=== Further reading ===
“koala”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Interlingua ==
=== Noun ===
koala
koala
== Italian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
coala
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /koˈa.la/
Rhymes: -ala
Hyphenation: ko‧à‧la
=== Noun ===
koala m (invariable)
koala
=== Further reading ===
koala in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
koala in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
koala in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
koàla in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
koàla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Marshallese ==
=== Noun ===
koala
koala
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔˈa.la/
Rhymes: -ala
Syllabification: ko‧a‧la
=== Noun ===
koala f
koala
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Kashubian: kòala
=== Further reading ===
“koala”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
“koala”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French koala.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈko̯a.la/
=== Noun ===
koala m or f (plural koala)
koala
Synonym: urs koala
==== Declension ====
Because of its unusual ending, this noun cannot be inflected normally. Inflected forms are often avoided.
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
coala
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /koˈala/ [koˈa.la]
Rhymes: -ala
Syllabification: ko‧a‧la
=== Noun ===
koala m (plural koalas)
koala
=== Further reading ===
“koala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swahili ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English koala.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
koala class IX (plural koala class X)
koala
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
koala c
koala
Synonyms: koalabjörn, (uncommon) pungbjörn
==== Declension ====
==== See also ====
Australien (“Australia”)
pung (“poach”)
pungdjur (“marsupial”)
=== References ===
“koala”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“koala”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Etymology ===
From English koala.
=== Noun ===
koala
bandicoot
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
koala (definite accusative koalayı, plural koalalar)
koala
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
keseli ayı (“marsupial bear”)
== Vietnamese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
Phonetic spelling: cô a la
=== Noun ===
koala
koala
Synonyms: gấu túi, gấu túi koala