aala

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German āle, from Old High German āla, from Proto-Germanic *ēlō. Cognate with German Ahle, Dutch aal, English awl.

Noun

aala f (plural aaln)

  1. (Sette Comuni) bradawl
    Dar suustar nützet d'aala so póoran 's lédar.
    The cobbler uses the bradawl to puncture the leather.

Declension

References

  • “aala” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Fula

Etymology

From Arabic آلَة (ʔāla).

Noun

aala o

  1. (Pular) tool, instrument

References

Wolof

Noun

aala

  1. forest, bush

Yoruba

Etymology

From Contraction of àlìlà, ultimately from à- (nominalizing prefix) + lìlà (partial reduplication of "to divide, to split").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àà.là/

Noun

ààlà

  1. physical boundary
  2. limit, boundary, dichotomy

Derived terms

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