xala

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic хала
Perso-Arabic خالا

Etymology

From Persian خاله (xâle), ultimately from Arabic خالة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [χɑˈɫɑ]
  • Hyphenation: xa‧la

Noun

xala (definite accusative xalanı, plural xalalar)

  1. maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)
    Coordinate terms: bibi (paternal aunt), əmi (paternal uncle), dayı (maternal uncle)

Declension

See also

  • əmioğlu (male paternal cousin)
  • əmiqızı (female paternal cousin)
  • dayıoğlu (male maternal cousin)
  • dayıqızı (female paternal cousin)
  • bacıqızı (sororal niece)
  • bacıoğlu (sororal nephew)

Further reading

  • xala” in Obastan.com.

Catalan

Noun

xala f (plural xales)

  1. A pleasure outing or excursion, especially a noisy one.
    Synonym: forada

Verb

xala

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of xalar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of xalar

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

xala (locative)

  1. Obsolete spelling of xāllah
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