tala

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɑːlə === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Samoan tālā, in turn from English dollar. ==== Noun ==== tala (plural talas) The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Sanskrit ताल (tālá). ==== Noun ==== tala (plural talas) (music) A rhythmic pattern in Indian music. ==== See also ==== laya === Anagrams === lata, LATA, Alta., Lata, Alta, Alt-A, Taal, alta == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Of Mongolic origin. Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *tala, *tal-b- (“steppe, open place”), whence also Modern Mongolian тала (tala). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tɑˈɫɑ] Hyphenation: ta‧la === Noun === tala (definite accusative talanı, plural talalar) open place in a forest, meadow, glade ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Armenian: թալա (tʻala) === References === == Bangi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tád. === Verb === tala to look == Bikol Central == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈlaʔ/ [taˈl̪aʔ] Hyphenation: ta‧la === Noun === talâ (Basahan spelling ᜆᜎ) trace (of a line) Synonym: gira ==== Derived terms ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈta.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈta.la] === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from talar. ==== Noun ==== tala f (plural tales) felling, woodcutting destruction === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== tala inflection of talar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Faroese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʰɛaːla/ Rhymes: -ɛaːla Homophone: talað === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō (“calculation, number”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”). ==== Noun ==== tala f (genitive singular talu, plural talur) talk, conversation ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talōną. ==== Verb ==== tala (third person singular past indicative talaði, third person plural past indicative talað, supine talað) to speak ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === "tala" at Sprotin.fo == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === tala third-person singular past historic of taler == Galician == === Etymology === Perhaps from Latin tabula (compare falar < Latin fabulare). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtalɐ] === Noun === tala f (plural talas) wooden object that squeezes or pressures, not allowing free movement; splint wooden tongs used for picking chestnuts burrs Synonym: colledoira ==== Derived terms ==== entalar === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tala”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tala”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tala”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʰaːla/ Rhymes: -aːla Homophone: Tala === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō (“calculation, number”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”). Cognate with Dutch taal (“language, speech”), English tale (“number”) (from Middle English, from Old English talu (“calculation; story”)), German Zahl (“number, figure”), Danish tale (“speech”), Latin dolus (“guile, deceit, fraud”), Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “wile, bait”), Old Armenian տող (toł, “row”). Related to tell, talk. ==== Noun ==== tala f (genitive singular tölu, nominative plural tölur) a short address, a speech button number (grammar) number ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talōną. ==== Verb ==== tala to talk ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== eins og um var talað tala um == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tel, Italian tale, Spanish tal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈta.la/ === Adjective === tala such, like: of that kind ==== Derived terms ==== tale (“so, in such a manner”) tale ke (“so that, in such a way that”) talmaniere (“thus, so, in such a way”) tala quala (“such as”) == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtala/ [ˈt̪a.la] Rhymes: -ala Syllabification: ta‧la === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay tala, from Sanskrit ताल (tāla). ==== Noun ==== tala (plural tala-tala) (music) tune (music) tuning fork Synonym: garpu tala ==== Affixed terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦭ (tala), from Old Javanese tala (“surface, level; lower part, bottom”), from Sanskrit तल (tala, “sole”). ==== Noun ==== tala (plural tala-tala) base layer ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦭ (tala, “honeycomb”). ==== Noun ==== tala (plural tala-tala) honeycomb === Etymology 4 === Borrowed from Samoan tālā, from English dollar. ==== Noun ==== tala (plural tala-tala) tala (the currency of Samoa) === Further reading === “tala”, 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 == Kankanaey == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtala/ [ˈtaː.lʌ] (“bird”) Rhymes: -ala IPA(key): /taˈla/ [tʌˈla] (“bewitching”) Rhymes: -a (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ˈtara/ [ˈtaː.rʌ] (“bird”) Rhymes: -ara IPA(key): /taˈra/ [tʌˈra] (“bewitching”) Rhymes: -a Syllabification: ta‧la === Noun === tála An edible bird with white, black, and brown plumage, long tail, kills smaller birds, and mimics the singing of other birds. === Noun === talá act of bewitching ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “tala”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 449 == Kituba == === Verb === tala to look to visit == Kongo == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tád. === Verb === tala to look == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Bangi tala. === Verb === -tala (infinitive kotala) to look to visit == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɑːlɑ/ ==== Noun ==== tala n definite plural of tal === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== talen ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²tɑːlɑ/ ==== Noun ==== tala f definite singular of tale === Etymology 3 === From Old Norse tala. ==== Alternative forms ==== tale (e-infinitive) tålå, tållå (dialectal) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²tɑːlɑ/ ==== Verb ==== tala (present tense talar or taler, past tense tala or talte, past participle tala or talt, passive infinitive talast, present participle talande, imperative tal) to speak, talk to make a speech ===== Derived terms ===== uttala vi talast === References === “tala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic *talō. === Noun === tala f number ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: tāleDutch: taalAfrikaans: taalWest Flemish: toale ==== References ==== “tala”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.lɑ/ === Verb === tala singular imperative of talian == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *talō. ==== Noun ==== tala f (genitive tǫlu) speech, discourse tale, number (grammar) number bead ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== tal n (“number”) tala (“to speak”) telja (“to count”) ===== Descendants ===== ===== Further reading ===== Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “tala1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 432; also available at the Internet Archive === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *talōną, also from *talō. ==== Verb ==== tala to talk, speak to speak, make speech to record, tell (with prepositions) to talk to, speak to [with til (+ genitive)] Rútr talaði þá til Marðar (gen.) ― Ruth then spoke to Mǫrðr to talk about (something) [with um (+ accusative)] to talk with, speak to (someone) [with við (+ accusative)] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== talaðr (“spoken, speaking”) tǫlugr (“well-spoken”) ===== Related terms ===== tal n (“number”) tala (“speech”) telja (“to count”) ===== Descendants ===== ===== Further reading ===== Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “tala2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 432; also available at the Internet Archive == Phuthi == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== -tala to become full ===== Inflection ===== This verb needs an inflection-table template. === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Bantu *-bíada. ==== Verb ==== -tála to bear ===== Inflection ===== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -alɐ Hyphenation: ta‧la === Etymology 1 === From Latin tabula (“table”). Doublet of tábula. ==== Noun ==== tala f (plural talas) (medicine, first aid) splint (thin and rigid device used to immobilize a body part or a fractured bone) (figuratively) an object that squeezes or pressures, not allowing free movement (figuratively, usually in the plural) something that causes difficulties or limitations, a liability, an obstacle (Brazil) a type of leather whip (tailoring) device used to widen the opening of hats act of furrowing fields in order to unflood them === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English tala, from Samoan tālā, in turn from English dollar. ==== Noun ==== tala f (plural talas) tala (basic currency unit of Samoa) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tala inflection of talar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “tala”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tala”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Rohingya == === Etymology === Borrowed from Bengali তালা (tala). === Noun === tala lock == Samoan == === Noun === tala story ==== Derived terms ==== tusitala == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === tálā (Cyrillic spelling та́ла̄) genitive plural of tlo == Sotho == === Adjective === tala green blue === Relative === tala unripe == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtala/ [ˈt̪a.la] Rhymes: -ala Syllabification: ta‧la === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from talar. ==== Noun ==== tala f (uncountable) (forestry) felling, cutting down ==== Verb ==== tala inflection of talar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative ==== See also ==== (noun): deforestación (verb): desmontar === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Quechua tara. ==== Noun ==== tala m (plural talas) tala (Celtis tala, a South American tree) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Uncertain, according to some from Latin tālea (“long and slender stick”), according to others from Arabic طَالِع (ṭāliʕ, “rising”). ==== Noun ==== tala f (plural talas) tipcat (game and stick) === Further reading === “tala”, 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 == Swazi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-bíada. === Verb === -tála to bear ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑːˌla/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō (“calculation, number”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”). ==== Verb ==== tala (present talar, preterite talade, supine talat, imperative tala) to speak, to talk (make speech) Synonym: (less idiomatic) prata to speak (a language or the like) Synonyms: (less idiomatic) prata, (colloquial) snacka (somewhat formal) to speak, to talk (to someone) Synonyms: prata, (colloquial) snacka to make a speech, to speak Synonym: hålla tal ===== Usage notes ===== See the usage notes for prata. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== diskutera konversera prata samtala småprata snacka (colloquial) språka surra säga (“say”) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Samoan tālā. ==== Noun ==== tala c tala (currency of Samoa) === References === tala in Svensk ordbok (SO) tala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) tala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) === Anagrams === lata == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Possibly from either: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talaq. From Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”). Possible doublet of estrelya. Compare Balinese tala and Kapampangan tala. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtalaʔ/ [ˈt̪aː.lɐʔ] Rhymes: -alaʔ Syllabification: ta‧la ==== Noun ==== talà (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎ) (astronomy, strictly) morning star; any bright star (except the Sun) Synonyms: lusero, (Quezon) Talang Batugan (astronomy) star Synonyms: bituin, estrelya (astronomy, loosely) any astronomical body (such as a star, a planet, or a comet) (figurative) beautiful woman Synonym: paraluman (figurative) celebrity (artist, actor, etc.) Synonym: bituin ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Derived from Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “palmyra or fan palm tree”) whose leaves were used to write on, according to Potet (2016). Compare Cebuano mantala. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈlaʔ/ [t̪ɐˈlaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: ta‧la ==== Noun ==== talâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎ) record; notes Synonyms: listahan, talaan, lista, nota listing; jotting down on a list Synonym: pagtatala ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtala/ [ˈt̪aː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ala Syllabification: ta‧la ==== Noun ==== tala (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎ) Limnophila rugosa (a type of marshweed used for cooking as an aromatic) === Further reading === “tala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 299 === Anagrams === Taal, alta, alat, taal, lata == Tokelauan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈta.la] Hyphenation: ta‧la === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *tala. Cognates include Hawaiian kala and Samoan tala. ==== Noun ==== tala story news statement, account rumour, gossip tale, legend novel play ==== Verb ==== tala (transitive) to tell, narrate ===== Derived terms ===== tala kave === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Polynesian *tara. Cognates include Tahitian tara and Samoan tala. ==== Noun ==== tala end of a traditional house with a gable === Etymology 3 === From Proto-Polynesian *tala. Cognates include Hawaiian kala and Samoan tala. ==== Verb ==== tala (transitive) to demolish, destroy (transitive) to undo, open === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== tala (transitive) to change (money) (transitive) to withdraw (money) (transitive) to let a pharmacist make (a drug) === Etymology 5 === ==== Verb ==== tala (transitive) to dilute === Etymology 6 === From Proto-Polynesian *tala. Cognates include Māori tara and Samoan tara. ==== Noun ==== tala thorn, spike ==== Verb ==== tala (transitive) to strip off using thorns === References === R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 362 == Tongan == === Noun === tala seagull == Venda == === Verb === tala to draw (a line) == Welsh == === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== (third-person singular present/future; second-person singular imperative): tâl (first-person singular present/future): talaf ==== Pronunciation ==== (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtala/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈta(ː)la/ ==== Verb ==== tala inflection of talu: second-person singular imperative third-person singular present/future literary first-person singular future colloquial === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtala/ ==== Adjective ==== tala colloquial form of talaf (“tallest”) === Mutation === == West Makian == === Etymology === Compare Ternate tola (“to cut”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt̪a.l̪a/ === Verb === tala (transitive) to cut (transitive) to cross (a river) ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[3], Pacific linguistics == Yakan == === Adjective === tala far Antonym: tapit == Yámana == === Noun === tala eye