amalo

See also: amaló

Asturian

Verb

amalo

1. first-person singular present indicative of amalar

Gonja

Etymology

Probably cognate with Nkonya ɩmɔ, Gikyode ɔmɔlɔgɔ, Chumburung e̱mwɛɛ, Akan ɛmo, Ewe mɔlu, Saxwe Gbe mɔlu, Adja mɔlu.

Noun

amalo

1. rice

   Synonym: shiŋkafa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Gorontalo [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamalo/
• Hyphenation: ama‧lo
• Rhymes: -lo, -o

Noun

amalo (plural amalo-amalo, first-person possessive amaloku, second-person possessive amalomu, third-person possessive amalonya)

1. handful of rice.

Further reading

• “amalo” 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.

Malagasy

Etymology

Cognate of Malay malung. Sense of orchid from shape of its seed pods

Noun

amalo

1. eel
2. any native orchid of the Vanilla species

Further reading

• amalo in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Romansch

Alternative forms

• amalà (Vallader)

Etymology

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Noun

amalo m (plural amalos)

1. (Puter) patient

Coordinate terms

• (gender): amaleda

Spanish

Verb

amalo

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of amar combined with lo