abala

abala

1. absolutive singular of abal

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• Homophones: abalas, abalât

abala

1. third-person singular past historic of abaler

abala

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

From a- +‎ bala.

abala

1. to have an army

• IPA^(key): /əbəˈla/, [ə.bəˈlä]

abala

1. a family affair, something to be kept internal
2. a delay

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧la
• Rhymes: -alɐ

abala

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

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˈla/, [a.ba.ˈla]

abala

1. (anatomy) shoulder

From Proto-Philippine *abala. Compare Kapampangan abala, Pangasinan abala, and Casiguran Dumagat Agta abala. Zorc (1979) posits the senses “busy; preoccupied” were borrowed from Pangasinan abala, from Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”) with semantic shift.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbala/ [ʔɐˈba.lɐ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ala
  • IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈla/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈla] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧la

abala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎ)

1. trouble; bother; inconvenience

   Synonym: gulo

   Ang matagal na problema ng trapik sa mga kalsada ay isang matinding abala sa mamamayan.

   The long-time problem of road traffic is a heavy burden to people.

2. interruption; delay; disturbance
3. (colloquial) act of borrowing from someone

abalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎ)

1. busy; preoccupied; distracted

   Wala akong oras dahil abala ako sa pangangalaga sa lolo ko.

   I've no time because I'm busy taking care of my grandfather.

2. absorbed; obsessed; engrossed; preoccupied
3. inconvenient; bothersome

   Abala naman ang pinagagawa mo sa akin.

   What you're asking me to do is troublesome.

• “abala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 1