tiralanya

Ladino

Alternative forms

• taralanya (Sarajevo, Vidin)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish tela (de) aranna, from Latin tēla + arānea.

Noun

tiralanya f (Hebrew spelling טיראלאנייה)

1. spider

   Synonyms: (Belgrade, Jerusalem) aranya, (Salonika) aranyero

   • 2000, La Lettre Sépharade‎^[1], numbers 1–19, La Lettre Sépharade, page 17:

     De ke tiralanya me estas avlando, hanuma? En las kazas de Estambol las tiralanyas sirviyan solo para apanyar moshkas.

     What spider are you talking about, lady? In Istanbul's houses all spiders do is catch flies.

2. spiderweb

   Synonym: (Salonika) aranya