lola
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Tagalog lola.
=== Noun ===
lola (plural lolas)
(Philippines) a grandmother
==== Related terms ====
lolo
== Aragonese ==
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlola/
Syllabification: lo‧la
Rhymes: -ola
=== Noun ===
lola f (plural lolas, masculine lolo, masculine plural lolos)
grandma; grandmother
Synonyms: yaya, maye, uela
elderly person
=== References ===
“lola”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)
“lolo - lola”, in Diccionario ortografico de l’aragonés (seguntes la PO de l’EFA)[1], Zaragoza: EDACAR, 2023, →ISSN, page 1516
== Cebuano ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: lo‧la
=== Noun ===
lola (masculine lolo)
a grandmother
Synonym: uyang
a grandaunt
a cousin of one's grandparents
an affectionate or honorific term for an elderly woman
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
From a shortened form of Spanish abuela by folk etymology.
=== Noun ===
lola (masculine lolo)
grandmother
== Javanese ==
=== Noun ===
lola
orphan
== Karao ==
=== Noun ===
lola
grandmother
== Masbatenyo ==
=== Noun ===
lola
grandmother
== Pali ==
=== Alternative forms ===
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Sanskrit लोल (lola).
=== Adjective ===
lola
wavering, unsteady, agitated
longing, eager, greedy
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “lola”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Onomatopoeic.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Greater Poland):
(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA(key): [ˈlɔ.la]
(Masovia):
(Far Masovian) IPA(key): [ˈlɔ.la]
=== Noun ===
lola f
(Chełmno, Far Masovian) synonym of krowa
(Chełmno, derogatory) synonym of klępa (“woman”)
=== Interjection ===
lola
(Far Masovian) used to call cows
=== Further reading ===
Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “lola”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 112
Gustaw Pobłocki (1887), “lola”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 134
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
lála
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لاله (lâle), from Persian لاله (lâle).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /lǒːla/
Hyphenation: lo‧la
=== Noun ===
lóla m anim (Cyrillic spelling ло́ла) (regional)
boyfriend, darling
idler, loafer
carouser
a person from Vojvodina
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
“lola”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
== Southern Ndebele ==
=== Verb ===
-lola?
to sharpen
==== Inflection ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Mapudungun püḻü.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlola/ [ˈlo.la]
Rhymes: -ola
Syllabification: lo‧la
=== Noun ===
lola f (plural lolas, masculine lolo, masculine plural lolos)
(colloquial, Chile) girl
(colloquial, usually in the plural, Mexico) breasts, bosom, boobies, knockers
==== Related terms ====
=== Adjective ===
lola
feminine singular of lolo
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Possibly a colloquial clipping of Spanish abuela (“grandmother”), or the female equivalent of lolo (“grandfather”) influenced by Spanish grammatical gender logic. See also lelang, lelong, ninang, ninong, manang, manong, etc. Compare Aragonese lola.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlola/ [ˈloː.lɐ]
Rhymes: -ola
(regional) IPA(key): /ˈlula/ [ˈluː.lɐ]
Rhymes: -ula
Syllabification: lo‧la
==== Noun ====
lola (masculine lolo, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
grandmother
Synonyms: lelang, impo, inda, (dialectal) inana, (archaic) abwela, (archaic) agwela
(colloquial) term of address for an old woman
Synonym: nanay
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
===== See also =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See lula.
==== Adjective ====
lolâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
obsolete spelling of lula (“dizzy”)
==== Noun ====
lolà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
obsolete spelling of lula (“diziness; seasickness; acrophobia”)
=== Further reading ===
“lola”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“lola”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 5
=== Anagrams ===
lalo
== Uzbek ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Chagatai لاله (lālh), from Classical Persian لَالَه (lāla, “tulip”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: lo‧la
=== Noun ===
lola (plural lolalar)
tulip
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“lola“ in izoh.uz
== West Makian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈl̪o.l̪a/
=== Noun ===
lola
the thigh
=== References ===
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics
== Xhosa ==
=== Verb ===
-lola?
sharpen
==== Inflection ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.