hala

Alternative forms

• ala

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حالا (hala).^[1]
Or from Arabic على (ala, “however; nevertheless; but; still; yet.”)

Adverb

halá

1. (colloquial) yet, still

   Synonyms: endé, akóma

References

Further reading

• “hala”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
• Jungg, G. (1895) “alaa”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 3

Etymology

From the Proto-Basque root *(h)ar- (“that (distal)”) with the suffix -la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hala/ [ha.la]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /ala/ [a.la]

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• Rhymes: -ala, -a
• Hyphenation: ha‧la

Adverb

hala (not comparable)

1. thus

Further reading

• “hala”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “hala”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Pronunciation

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

Verb

hala

1. inflection of halar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interjection

hala

1. an expression of surprise or warning

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦala]
• Rhymes: -ala

Noun

hala f (relational adjective halový)

1. hall

Further reading

• “hala”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hala”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “hala”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Noun

hala

1. inflection of hali:
   1. accusative/dative/genitive singular
   2. genitive plural

Pronunciation

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Verb

hala

1. third-person singular past historic of haler

Verb

hala

1. inflection of halar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.la/, [ˈhɐ.lə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *sala, from Proto-Oceanic *salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fara, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Etymology

hal (“fish”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒlɒ]

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• Hyphenation: ha‧la

Noun

hala

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of hal

Noun

hala

1. indefinite genitive plural of halur

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hala.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhala/ [ˈha.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ha‧la

Noun

hala (plural hala-hala)

1. (archaic) direction

   Synonym: arah

Further reading

• “hala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanization

hala

1. Romanization of ꦲꦭ

Noun

hala

1. incest

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “hala”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 23
• Geirnaert-Martin, Danielle C. (1992) “hala”, in The Woven Land of Lamboya. Socio-cosmic Ideas and Values in West Sumba, Eastern Indonesia (CNWS Publications; 11), Leiden: Centre of Non-Western Studies, Leiden University

Verb

hālā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of hālō

References

• "hala", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Noun

hala

1. bench

References

• Willem J. A. Pet, A Grammar Sketch and Lexicon of Arawak (Lokono Dian) (2011)

Etymology

From English holler.

Verb

hala

1. to scream, shout
   • 2024, “Crowd hala as dem carry ogbonge Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny body for burial”, in BBC News Pidgin‎:

     Wen im coffin bin arrive, crowd begin hala im name.

     When his coffin arrived, the crowd began to scream his name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Hyphenation: la

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably related to Malay bala (“misfortune”) and Tagalog hala (“you're in trouble!”), probably Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq (“wrong, in error (of behavior); miss (a target); mistake, error, fault”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit हल (hala, “plough”).

References

• "hala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Alternative forms

For meaning 1:

• ala (alternative spelling)

Etymology 1

From Portuguese ala and Spanish ala.

Etymology 2

From Spanish halar and Spanish jalar and Dutch halen.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ha‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Halle or French halle, both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō. Doublet of hol (“hallway, lobby”) and cela (“cell”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Slovak hoľa.

Etymology 3

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

Further reading

• hala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hala in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Saloni (1908) “hala”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 334

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Adjective

hala

1. black

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xala/

Etymology 1

From German Halle.

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish خلا (halâ), from Arabic خَلَاء (ḵalāʔ).

Etymology 3

From Ottoman Turkish خاله (hâla, hâle), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Etymology 4

Noun

hala

1. wine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦala]

Noun

hala f (genitive singular haly, nominative plural haly, genitive plural hál, declension pattern of žena)

1. hall

Further reading

• “hala”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈala/ [ˈa.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ha‧la
• Homophone: ala

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “hala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halon.

References

• hala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• hala in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• hala in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)

Etymology 1

Compare Spanish hala (“my goodness”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish hala (“come on; let's go; hurry up”) with the silent /h/ pronounced and with the stress possibly influenced by variant alá.

Etymology 3

Further reading

• “hala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “hala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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 20

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خاله (hala), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla, “maternal aunt”).

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “hala”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hâlâ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halla.

Noun

hala

1. frost

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “заморозок, иней”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Etymology

Colloquial South Wales variant of hel (“send; pursue”) from Proto-Celtic *selgā, from Proto-Indo-European *selǵ- (“let loose, send”).

Pronunciation

• (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈhala/

Verb

hala (first-person singular present halaf, not mutable)(South Wales, transitive)

1. to drive
2. to send
3. to spend

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hala”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies