jala

See also: jalá, ĵala, яла, and я̄ла

Balinese

Romanization

jala

1. Romanization of ᬚᬮ

Bambara

Noun

jala

1. African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis)

Derived terms

• jalasun

Chachi

Noun

jala

1. wasp

References

• Lindskoog, John N., Lindskoog, Carrie A. (1964) Vocabulario cayapa (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 9)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Quito, Ecuador: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en cooperación con el Ministerio de Educación Pública, page 82

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjala]

Participle

jala

1. inflection of jmout:
   1. feminine singular past active participle
   2. neuter plural past active participle

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• yala, iala

Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille. Compare Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan ella, French elle, Romanian ea.

Pronoun

jala f (plural jale)

1. (third person feminine singular pronoun) she

Related terms

• jal m
• jali, jale
• joi, joe

Estonian

Adverb

jala (not comparable)

1. on foot

Noun

jala

1. genitive singular of jalg

Gurindji

Noun

jala

1. today

References

• Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jala, from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒala/
• Hyphenation: ja‧la

Noun

jala

1. fishing net.

Verb

jala

1. to catch with net.

Derived terms

• jala-jala
• jalaan
• menjala
• menjalakan
• penjala
• penjalaan
• terjala

 

Further reading

• “jala” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

jala

1. Romanization of ꦗꦭ

Laboya

Adjective

jala

1. wrong

   Antonym: tena

Noun

jala

1. sin, wrongdoing

   Synonyms: doku, ĵiraka

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “jala”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 32
• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “jala”, in Lamboya word list‎^[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒala/
• Rhymes: -ala, -la
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒä.lə]
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

jala (Jawi spelling جالا, plural jala-jala, informal 1st possessive jalaku, 2nd possessive jalamu, 3rd possessive jalanya)

1. cast net

   Hypernym: jaring

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penjala [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penjalaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• jalaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menjala [agent focus] (meN-)
• dijala [patient focus] (di-)
• terjala [agentless action] (teR-)
• berjala [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: jala
• → Pattani Malay: ยาลอ (jalɔ) (learned)
• →? Rade: jal
• → Tagalog: dala
• → Thai: ยะลา (yá-laa)
• → Urak Lawoi': ยฺาลา (jala) (learned)

Further reading

• “jala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Homophone: jāla
• Hyphenation: ja‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit जल (jala, “water”).

Noun

jala

1. water

   Synonyms: air, bañu, jahnī, salila, tīrtha, toya, uda, wari, wwe

Derived terms

• jumalākĕn

 

Etymology 2

Noun

jala

1. Alternative spelling of jāla (“fishing net”)

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• जल (Devanagari script)
• জল (Bengali script)
• ජල (Sinhalese script)
• ဇလ or ၹလ (Burmese script)
• ชล or ชะละ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊລ or ຊະລະ (Lao script)
• ជល (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄣 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit जल (jalá).

Noun

jala n

1. water

   Synonyms: udaka, āpa

Declension

Declension table of "jala" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jalaṃ	jalāni
Accusative (second)	jalaṃ	jalāni
Instrumental (third)	jalena	jalehi or jalebhi
Dative (fourth)	jalassa or jalāya or jalatthaṃ	jalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jalasmā or jalamhā or jalā	jalehi or jalebhi
Genitive (sixth)	jalassa	jalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jalasmiṃ or jalamhi or jale	jalesu
Vocative (calling)	jala	jalāni

Descendants

• → Thai: ชล (chon)
• → Khmer: ជល (cɔɔl)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ada.

Verb

-jála

1. to scatter
2. to sow

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

jala (Cyrillic spelling јала)

1. genitive singular of jal

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ada.

Verb

jala

1. to plant, to sow

Spanish

Verb

jala

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

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-jala^?

1. to frown
2. (intransitive) to be grumpy

Inflection

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