tala

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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.

Anagrams

lata, LATA, Alta., Lata, Alta, Alt-A, Taal, alta

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Of Mongolic origin.^[1] Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *tala, *tal-b- (“steppe, open place”),^[2] whence also Modern Mongolian тала (tala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɑˈɫɑ]
Hyphenation: ta‧la
Audio: (file)

Noun

tala (definite accusative talanı, plural talalar)

open place in a forest, meadow, glade

Declension

Declension of *tala*
	singular	plural
nominative	tala	talalar
definite accusative	talanı	talaları
dative	talaya	talalara
locative	talada	talalarda
ablative	taladan	talalardan
definite genitive	talanın	talaların

Possessive forms of *tala*
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	talam	talalarım
sənin (“your”)	talan	talaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	talası	talaları
bizim (“our”)	talamız	talalarımız
sizin (“your”)	talanız	talalarınız
onların (“their”)	talası or talaları	talaları

	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	talamı	talalarımı
sənin (“your”)	talanı	talalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	talasını	talalarını
bizim (“our”)	talamızı	talalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	talanızı	talalarınızı
onların (“their”)	talasını or talalarını	talalarını

	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	talama	talalarıma
sənin (“your”)	talana	talalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	talasına	talalarına
bizim (“our”)	talamıza	talalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	talanıza	talalarınıza
onların (“their”)	talasına or talalarına	talalarına

	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	talamda	talalarımda
sənin (“your”)	talanda	talalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	talasında	talalarında
bizim (“our”)	talamızda	talalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	talanızda	talalarınızda
onların (“their”)	talasında or talalarında	talalarında

	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	talamdan	talalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	talandan	talalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	talasından	talalarından
bizim (“our”)	talamızdan	talalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	talanızdan	talalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	talasından or talalarından	talalarından

	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	talamın	talalarımın
sənin (“your”)	talanın	talalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	talasının	talalarının
bizim (“our”)	talamızın	talalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	talanızın	talalarınızın
onların (“their”)	talasının or talalarının	talalarının

Descendants

→ Armenian: թալա (tʻala)

References

^ Caferoğlu, A. (1954). Azerbaycan ve Anadolu Ağızlarındaki Moğolca Unsurlar. Türk Dili Araştırmaları Yıllığı-Belleten, 2, 1-10.
^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*tala, *tal-b-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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)

Etymology 2

Verb

tala

inflection of talar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. 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

f1	singular		plural
f1	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tala	talan	talur	talurnar
accusative	talu	taluna	talur	talurnar
dative	talu	taluni	talum	talunum
genitive	talu	talunnar	tala	talanna

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

Conjugation of *tala* (group v-30)
	present	past
infinitive	tala
supine	talað

first singular	tali	talaði
second singular	talar	talaði
third singular	talar	talaði
plural	tala	talaðu

participle (a6)¹	talandi	talaður

	imperative
singular	tala!
plural	talið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

French

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

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

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

tala

Wikipedia ^is

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
Það á ekki að hneppa neðstu tölunni.
You are not supposed to fasten the lowest button.
number
Milljón er stór tala.
A million is a big number.
(grammar) number
Í hvaða tölu er orðið ‚hestur‘? — Það er í eintölu.
What number is the word ‘horse’? — It is singular.

Declension

Declension of *tala* (feminine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tala	talan	tölur	tölurnar
accusative	tölu	töluna	tölur	tölurnar
dative	tölu	tölunni	tölum	tölunum
genitive	tölu	tölunnar	talna	talnanna

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talōną.

Verb

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tala

to talk

Conjugation

*tala* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að tala
supine sagnbót		talað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		talandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	tala	talaði	tali	talaði
	þú	talar	talaðir	talir	talaðir
	hann, hún, það	talar	talaði	tali	talaði
plural	við	tölum	töluðum	tölum	töluðum
	þið	talið	töluðuð	talið	töluðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	tala	töluðu	tali	töluðu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	tala (þú), talaðu
plural	þið	talið (þið), taliði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*talast* – mediopassive voice (*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að talast
supine sagnbót		talast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		talandist (rare; see appendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	talast	talaðist	talist	talaðist
	þú	talast	talaðist	talist	talaðist
	hann, hún, það	talast	talaðist	talist	talaðist
plural	við	tölumst	töluðumst	tölumst	töluðumst
	þið	talist	töluðust	talist	töluðust
	þeir, þær, þau	talast	töluðust	talist	töluðust

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	talast (þú), talastu
plural	þið	talist (þið), talisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*talaður* — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	talaður	töluð	talað	talaðir	talaðar	töluð
accusative (þolfall)	talaðan	talaða	talað	talaða	talaðar	töluð
dative (þágufall)	töluðum	talaðri	töluðu	töluðum	töluðum	töluðum
genitive (eignarfall)	talaðs	talaðrar	talaðs	talaðra	talaðra	talaðra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	talaði	talaða	talaða	töluðu	töluðu	töluðu
accusative (þolfall)	talaða	töluðu	talaða	töluðu	töluðu	töluðu
dative (þágufall)	talaða	töluðu	talaða	töluðu	töluðu	töluðu
genitive (eignarfall)	talaða	töluðu	talaða	töluðu	töluðu	töluðu

Derived terms

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

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

tala

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From Sanskrit ताल (tāla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ala]
Hyphenation: ta‧la

Noun

tala (plural tala-tala)

(music) tune
(music) tuning fork
Synonym: garpu tala

Affixed terms

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

(Standard Kankanaey)
- IPA^(key): /ˈtala/ [ˈtaː.lʌ] (“bird”)
  - IPA^(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /ˈtara/ [ˈtaː.rʌ]
  - Rhymes: -ala, (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) -ara
- IPA^(key): /taˈla/ [tʌˈla] (“bewitching”)
  - IPA^(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /taˈra/ [tʌˈra]
  - 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

mantala

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
Allen, Larry (2021) “tala”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Kituba

Verb

tala

to look
to visit

Lingala

Verb

tala

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 (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

References

“tala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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)

Declension

Declension of *tala* (weak ōn-stem)
feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tala	talan	tǫlur	tǫlurnar
accusative	tǫlu	tǫluna	tǫlur	tǫlurnar
dative	tǫlu	tǫlunni	tǫlum	tǫlunum
genitive	tǫlu	tǫlunnar	talna	talnanna

Derived terms

tǫlulist f (“arithmetic”)
tǫlupallr m (“speaker's stand, platform”)
tǫlusnjallr (“eloquent”)
tǫlustaðr m (“speaker's stand”)
tǫlustóll m (“speaker's stand”)
tǫluverðr (“worth counting, considerable”)

Related terms

tal n (“number”)
tala (“to speak”)
telja (“to count”)

Descendants

Icelandic: tala
Faroese: tala
Norwegian Nynorsk: tale m or f (“speech”); tòle f (“vertebra”) < obl. form tǫlu
Norwegian Bokmål: tale m or f
Danish: tale c

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *talōną, also from *talō.

Verb

tala

to talk, speak
to speak, make speech
to record, tell
(with prepositions)
1. to talk to, speak to [with til (+ genitive)]
  Rútr talaði þá til Marðar (gen.) ― Ruth then spoke to Mǫrðr
2. to talk about (something) [with um (+ accusative)]
3. to talk with, speak to (someone) [with við (+ accusative)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tala* — active (weak class 2)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	tala
present participle	talandi
past participle	talaðr

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	tala	talaða	tala	talaða
2nd person singular	talar	talaðir	talir	talaðir
3rd person singular	talar	talaði	tali	talaði
1st person plural	tǫlum	tǫluðum	talim	talaðim
2nd person plural	talið	tǫluðuð	talið	talaðið
3rd person plural	tala	tǫluðu	tali	talaði

imperative	present
2nd person singular	tala
1st person plural	tǫlum
2nd person plural	talið

Conjugation of *tala* — mediopassive (weak class 2)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	talask
present participle	talandisk
past participle	talazk

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	tǫlumk	tǫluðumk	tǫlumk	tǫluðumk
2nd person singular	talask	talaðisk	talisk	talaðisk
3rd person singular	talask	talaðisk	talisk	talaðisk
1st person plural	tǫlumsk	tǫluðumsk	talimsk	talaðimsk
2nd person plural	talizk	tǫluðuzk	talizk	talaðizk
3rd person plural	talask	tǫluðusk	talisk	talaðisk

imperative	present
2nd person singular	talask
1st person plural	tǫlumsk
2nd person plural	talizk

Derived terms

talaðr (“spoken, speaking”)
tǫlugr (“well-spoken”)

Related terms

tal n (“number”)
tala (“speech”)
telja (“to count”)

Descendants

Icelandic: tala
Faroese: tala
Norwegian Nynorsk: tala, tale
Norwegian Bokmål: tale
Old Swedish: tala
- Swedish: tala
Danish: tale

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

IPA^(key): /ˈta.lɐ/

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

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

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Tala (disambiguation)

Wikipedia ^es

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua tara.

Noun

tala m (plural talas)

tala (Celtis tala, a South American tree)

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)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bíada.

Verb

-tála

to bear

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō (“calculation, number”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːˌla/
Audio: (file)

Verb

tala (present talar, preterite talade, supine talat, imperative tala)

(somewhat formal) to speak; to utter words; to tell
(somewhat formal) to talk (to someone)
(somewhat formal) to make a speech

Usage notes

Språka is quite rare and is used about close or intimate talk. Prata is the most common, and is mainly used of informal talking. Tala is a more formal word in its own right, and mainly used about formal speeches, lecturing etc., but also in some expressions. In imperative it is also an encouragement to speak up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tala* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	tala		talas
supine	talat		talats
imperative	tala		—
imper. plural¹	talen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	talar	talade	talas	talades
ind. plural¹	tala	talade	talas	talades
subjunctive²	tale	talade	tales	talades

present participle		talande
past participle		talad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from either:

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talaq.
From Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”). Possible doublet of estrelya.

Compare Balinese ᬢᬭᬵ (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

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)

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

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 Maori 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:

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtala/

Adjective

tala

Colloquial form of talaf (“tallest”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tala*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tala	dala	nhala	thala

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

West Makian

Etymology

Compare Ternate tola (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪a.l̪a/

Verb

tala

(transitive) to cut
(transitive) to cross (a river)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tala* (action verb)
		singular	plural
		singular	inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tatala	matala	atala
2nd person		natala	fatala
3rd person	inanimate	itala	datala
3rd person	animate	itala	datala
imperative		natala, tala	fatala, tala

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[3], Pacific linguistics

Yakan

Adjective

tala

far
Antonym: tapit

Yámana

Noun

tala

eye

[Cafaroğlu-1] Caferoğlu, A. (1954). Azerbaycan ve Anadolu Ağızlarındaki Moğolca Unsurlar. Türk Dili Araştırmaları Yıllığı-Belleten, 2, 1-10.

[2] Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*tala, *tal-b-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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English

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Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

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Anagrams

Azerbaijani

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Noun

Declension

Descendants

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Bikol Central

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Noun

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Verb

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

French

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Galician

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Icelandic

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Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

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Etymology 2

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Ido

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Adjective

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Indonesian

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Kankanaey

Pronunciation

Noun

Noun

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Kituba

Verb

Lingala

Verb

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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Noun

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