abala

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Basque

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Noun

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abala

  1. absolutive singular of abal

French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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abala

  1. third-person singular past historic of abaler

Galician

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Verb

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abala

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

Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦲꦧꦭ
Pegon
Roman abala

Etymology

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From a- +‎ bala.

Verb

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abala

  1. to have an army

Kapampangan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈbalə/ [əˈbäː.lə]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧la

Noun

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abála

  1. a family affair, something to be kept internal
  2. a delay

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧la
  • Rhymes: -alɐ

Verb

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abala

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

Sakizaya

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ba.ˈla/, [a.ba.ˈla]

Noun

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abala

  1. (anatomy) shoulder

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *abala. Compare Kapampangan abala, Pangasinan abala, and Casiguran Dumagat Agta abala. Zorc (1979) posits the senses busy; preoccupied were borrowed from Pangasinan abala, from Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (shoulder) with semantic shift.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎ)

  1. trouble; bother; inconvenience
    Synonym: gulo
    Ang matagal na problema ng trapik sa mga kalsada ay isang matinding abala sa mamamayan.
    The long-time problem of road traffic is a heavy burden to people.
  2. interruption; delay; disturbance
  3. (colloquial) act of borrowing from someone

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Adjective

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abalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎ)

  1. busy; preoccupied; distracted
    Wala akong oras dahil abala ako sa pangangalaga sa lolo ko.
    I've no time because I'm busy taking care of my grandfather.
  2. absorbed; obsessed; engrossed; preoccupied
  3. inconvenient; bothersome
    Abala naman ang pinagagawa mo sa akin.
    What you're asking me to do is troublesome.

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Further reading

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  • abala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 1