different between mala vs gala

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mala (“jaw, cheek”).

Noun

mala (plural malae)

1. A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
2. The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.

Etymology 2

See malum.

Noun

mala

1. plural of malum

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit ???? (m?l?, “wreath, garland, crown”).

Noun

mala (plural malas or mala)

1. A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity.

Further reading

• Hindu prayer beads on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Alam, Alma, Amal, alma, amla, laam, lama

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton malaff, from Old Breton maletic, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *meleti.

Verb

mala

1. to grind

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?ma.l?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ma.la/

Adjective

mala f sg

1. feminine singular of mal

East Futuna

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mala?.

Noun

mala

1. disaster
2. misfortune

Esperanto

Etymology

mal- +? -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mala/
• Hyphenation: ma?la
• Rhymes: -ala
• Audio:

Adjective

mala (accusative singular malan, plural malaj, accusative plural malajn)

1. opposite

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mala, from Proto-Germanic *malan?.

Verb

mala (third person singular past indicative mól, third person plural past indicative mólu, supine malið)

1. to grind

Conjugation

Galician

Adjective

mala

1. feminine singular of malo

Garo

Verb

mala

1. to crawl

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.la/, [?m?l?]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *mala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mala?.

Verb

mala

1. (intransitive) bruised

Adjective

mala

1. aching (as after unaccustomed exercise)
2. stiff and sore

Derived terms

• ho?omala
• mamala

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mara.

Adjective

mala

1. sour (as fermented sweet potatoes)
2. insipid

References

• “mala” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

Garo

Verb

mala

1. to crawl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mala, from Proto-Germanic *malan?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?la/
• Rhymes: -a?la

Verb

mala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative malaði, supine malað)

1. to grind

2. to purr

3. to blabber, babble, talk

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (grind): mylja, steyta
• (babble): babla, masa, þvæla, blaðra

Derived terms

• mölun
• mal

Ido

Adjective

mala

1. bad

Antonyms

• bona

Derived terms

• maleso

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mala, from Pali mala, from Sanskrit ?? (mala), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *málas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *málas, from Proto-Indo-European *mélh?-os, from *melh?- (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.la/
• Hyphenation: ma?la

Noun

mala

1. disaster

   Synonyms: bahala, bahaya, bencana, cobaan, dakiat, keapesan, kecelakaan, kegagalan, kemaharan, kemalangan, kemudaratan, kerugian, kesialan, malapetaka, mara

Adjective

mala

1. withered, faded
2. (Classical Malay) dirty, impurity
3. diseased

Further reading

• “mala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mala, from Proto-Celtic *malax, from Proto-Indo-European *ml?Hd?o-, shared with Breton malvenn, Old English molda (“forehead”), Ancient Greek ??????? (bl?thrós, “lofty”), Avestan ????????-????????????????????????? (ka-m?r^???, “demon's head”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [?m??l???]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): [?m?al???]

Noun

mala f (genitive singular mala, nominative plural malaí)

1. brow
   1. (anatomy) eyebrow
   2. (geography, of hill) brow; slope, incline

Declension

Derived terms

• mala púiceach (“beetle brow”)

Mutation

Further reading

• "mala" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “mala”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “mala”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN

Italian

Noun

mala f (plural male)

1. underworld, gangland

Anagrams

• alma, lama

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *smaksl?, from Proto-Indo-European *smek- (“beard”) as *sm?- (“beard”) +? *slo/h?-; cognate with Sanskrit ??????? (?má?ru, “beard”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ma?.la/, [?mä???ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.la/, [?m??l?]

Noun

m?la f (genitive m?lae); first declension

1. (anatomy) cheekbone, jaw
2. cheek

   Tam consimile'st atque ego: s?ra, p?s, stat?ra, t?nsus, ocul?, n?sus, vel labra, m?lae, mentum, barba, collum - t?tus! (Plautus, Amphitryo, Act 1, 443-445)

   He's so similar to me: his calves, feet, height, haircut, eyes, nose, lips, cheeks, chin, beard, neck - all of it!

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• maxilla

References

• mala in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mala in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• mala in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mala in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• mala in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• mala in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ma.la/, [?mä??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.la/, [?m??l?]

Noun

mala f (genitive malae); first declension

2. bundle, bag

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• Old French: male (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 3

Adjective

mala

1. inflection of malus:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

mal?

1. feminine ablative singular of malus

Etymology 4

Noun

mala n pl

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of malum

Etymology 5

Noun

m?la n pl

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of m?lum

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ml?Hd?o-, see also Breton malvenn, Old English molda (“forehead”), Ancient Greek ??????? (bl?thrós, “lofty”), Avestan ????????-????????????????????????? (ka-m?r^???, “demon's head”).

Noun

mala f (4th declension)

1. edge, shore

Declension

Derived terms

• j?rmala
• mežmala

Verb

mala

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of malt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of malt

References

• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “mala”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN, page mala

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mä??l?]

Verb

mãla

1. third-person singular present of malti
2. third-person plural present of malti

Lovono

Noun

mala

1. eye

References

• Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: three lexicons and one grammar

Margi

Noun

mala

1. woman

References

• Carl Hoffmann, A grammar of the Margi language (1963)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• male

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²m??l?/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mala, from Proto-Germanic *malan?.

Verb

mala (present tense mel, past tense mol, supine male, past participle malen, present participle malande, imperative mal)

1. (transitive) to grind
2. (intransitive) to make a grinding sound, e.g. to purr (of a cat)

Etymology 2

Verb

mala (present tense malar, past tense mala, past participle mala, passive infinitive malast, present participle malande, imperative mal)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by måla, to paint

References

• “mala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *malan?, whence also Old Saxon malan, Old High German malan, Gothic ???????????????????? (malan).

Verb

mala (singular past indicative mól, plural past indicative mólu, past participle malinn)

1. to grind
2. to make a grinding sound, e.g. to purr (of a cat)

Descendants

• Icelandic: mala
• Faroese: mala
• Norwegian: male
• Old Swedish: mala
  • Swedish: mala
• Danish: male
• Westrobothnian: mala, mäla, mjäla

References

• mala in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mala in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• mala in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mala in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
• mala in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse mala, from Proto-Germanic *malan?.

Verb

mala

1. to grind

Conjugation

Descendants

• Swedish: mala

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

mala n

1. impurity
2. stain
3. rust
4. dirt
5. dung

Declension

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?m?l?]

Noun

mala

1. rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus)

References

• Paul A. Eckert (2007) Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary?^[3], IAD Press, ?ISBN

Portuguese

Etymology

From French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), from Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malh? (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /?ma.l?/
• Hyphenation: ma?la

Noun

mala f (plural malas)

1. suitcase
2. (travel) luggage
3. (automotive) boot, trunk
4. (chiefly Portugal) handbag

   Synonyms: bolsa, maleta, saco

5. (idiomatic) An irritating person.

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mala?.

Verb

mala

1. (stative) be unlucky, unfortunate
2. to have bad luck

Further reading

• Pukapuka Dictionary

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mala?.

Noun

mala

1. calamity

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish mala, from Proto-Celtic *malax, from Proto-Indo-European *ml?Hd?o-, see also Breton malvenn, Old English molda (“forehead”), Ancient Greek ??????? (bl?thrós, “lofty”), Avestan ????????-????????????????????????? (ka-m?r^???, “demon's head”).

Noun

mala f (genitive singular mala, plural malaichean)

1. brow
   1. (anatomy) eyebrow
   2. (geography, of hill) brow; slope, incline

Usage notes

• The plural is mailghean in Argyll.

Mutation

Further reading

• “mala” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “mala”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “mala”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

mala

1. inflection of mal:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin malus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.la/
• Hyphenation: mà?la

Adjective

mala f sg

1. feminine singular of malu; bad.

Inflection

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mala]

Participle

mala

1. feminine singular l-participle of ma?

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mala/, [?ma.la]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

mala

1. feminine singular of malo

Etymology 2

From French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), from Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malh? (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”).

Noun

mala f (plural malas)

1. suitcase

   Synonyms: maleta, valija

2. mailbag

   Synonyms: saca de correos, saca postal, valija

3. mail, post

   Synonym: correo

Further reading

• “mala” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mala, from Old Norse mala, from Proto-Germanic *malan?.

Verb

mala (present mal, preterite malde, supine malt, imperative mal)

1. to grind; to make smaller
2. to speak ceaselessly, usually about one single subject

Usage notes

• Alternate form for the present tense: maler, and alternate form for the past participle (which is only used in the sense of grinding): malen.

Conjugation

Related terms

• malström

Anagrams

• Alma, lama

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mala. Cognates include Hawaiian mala and Samoan mala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.la/
• Hyphenation: ma?la

Noun

mala

1. misfortune, bad luck
2. disaster, tragedy
3. plague, epidemic

Verb

mala

1. (stative) to be unlucky
2. (intransitive) to bring bad luck

Further reading

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary?^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 209

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mala?.

Noun

mala

1. misfortune, bad luck
2. disaster

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mala?.

Noun

mala

1. plague

Wolof

Noun

mala (definite form mala mi)

1. animal

English

Etymology 1

From French gala, or directly from that word's etymon, which is either Italian gala, or Spanish gala, both meaning "festive occasion", and derived from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). (The French word likely kept the final -a to avoid homophony with gale (“scabies”).) Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??l?
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????l?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??æl?/, /??e?l?/, /????l?/

Adjective

gala (not comparable)

1. Celebratory; festive.

Translations

Noun

gala (plural galas)

1. (uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.
2. A competition

3. (countable) A showy and festive party.

Derived terms

• gala dress
• gala pie

Translations

References

Etymology 2

Sumerian ???????? (gala), cognate to Akkadian ???????? (kalû). A connection to the similar Phrygian and Roman priests of Cybele called gallae or galli has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.

Noun

gala (plural galas)

1. (historical) A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
   • 2008, Uri Gabbay, The Akkadian word for "third gender" / the kalû (gala) once again, in Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18-22, 2005 (edited by Robert D. Biggs, Jennie Myers, Martha Tobi Roth), page 50:

     (6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ?arimtu-women.

     (7) The gala is sometimes mentioned in the same context with other functionaries [...]

References

Anagrams

• Gaal, agal, alga

Bambara

Noun

gala

1. dye

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??a.l?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /??a.la/

Etymology 1

From Old French gale (“pleasure”), from galer (“enjoy onself”).

Noun

gala f (plural gales)

1. pomp, display
2. gala
3. festival, dance

Derived terms

• de gala
• galejar

Related terms

• galà
• galant

Etymology 2

From Latin galla.

Noun

gala f (plural gales)

1. gall (abnormal swelling growth on a plant)

   Synonyms: agalla, ballaruc, cecidi

Further reading

• “gala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga?la

Noun

gala

1. a gala; a ball
2. money thrown to or pinned to the clothing of the wedding couple in a money dance

Anagrams

• laag, laga

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian or Spanish gala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?.la?/
• Hyphenation: ga?la

Noun

gala n (plural gala's, diminutive galaatje n)

1. A ceremonial celebration, originally a ball (formal dance), now often a prom.
2. Formal dress.

   Synonyms: galakleding, staatsiegewaad, staatsiekleding

Derived terms

• galajurk
• galakleding
• kerstgala
• schoolgala

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gala.

Verb

gala (third person singular past indicative gól, third person plural past indicative gólu, supine galið)

1. to crow (of a chicken)

Conjugation

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: galas, galât

Verb

gala

1. third-person singular past historic of galer

Garo

Verb

gala

1. to throw away

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galan?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?la/
• Rhymes: -a?la

Verb

gala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative galaði, supine galað)
gala (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gól, third-person plural past indicative gólum, supine galið)

1. (intransitive, of a rooster) to crow
   • Matthew 26:74 (Icelandic, English 1 and 2)

     En hann sór og sárt við lagði, að hann þekkti ekki manninn. Um leið gól hani.

     Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, "I don't know the man!" Immediately a rooster crowed.

2. (intransitive) to cry, to scream

Conjugation

Originally a strong verb, but now most usually weak; the strong conjugation is mostly archaic or poetic, and is especially rare in the present tense.

Synonyms

• (scream): orga

See also

• gaggalagú

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ?? (gala, “neck, resin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ala/
• Hyphenation: ga?la

Noun

gala

1. resin
2. neck

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch gala (“ball”), from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ala/
• Hyphenation: ga?la

Noun

gala

1. ball

Further reading

• “gala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??al???]

Noun

gala

1. nominative plural of gal

Mutation

Italian

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin, Latinized form of Frankish *wala (“good, well”), from Proto-Germanic *wal-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh?- (“to choose, wish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.la/

Noun

gala f (plural gale)

1. bow (ornament on a dress etc)
2. bow tie (large)
3. frill, flounce, ruche (guarnizione di trine o stoffa increspata)
4. roche, ruching, ruffle

Synonyms

• frangia
• guarnitura
• frappa
• balza
• volant

Etymology 2

From Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to rejoice”).

Noun

gala m (invariable)

1. gala
2. festivity

Synonyms

• pompa
• pompa magna
• fasto
• magnificenza
• sontuosità

Anagrams

• alga

Kilivila

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ala/

Particle

gala

1. not

   Gala anukwali. - I do not know.

Idioms

• gala wala

Interjection

gala

1. no

Anagrams

• laga

References

• Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 223. ?ISBN

Latvian

Noun

gala m

1. genitive singular form of gals

Ledo Kaili

Noun

gala

1. brass

Manchu

Romanization

gala

1. Romanization of ????

Maranao

Noun

gala

1. plaster, glue

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gale (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse gala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²???l?/

Verb

gala (present tense gjel, past tense gol, supine gale, past participle galen, present participle galande, imperative gal)

1. to crow (to make the sound of a cuckoo or a rooster)

References

• “gala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galan?, whence also Old English galan, Old Saxon galan, Old High German galan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?el- (“to shout, charm away”).

Verb

gala

1. to sing
2. to crow
3. to chant (spells)

Conjugation

Related terms

• galdr
• hjala

Descendants

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galan?.

Verb

gala

1. to sing (of birds)
2. to crow (of roosters)
3. to charm, to enchant

Conjugation

Descendants

• Swedish: gala

Polish

Etymology

From French gala, from Italian gala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.la/

Noun

gala f

1. gala (showy and festive party)
2. costume for gala, formal dress

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) galowy
• (adverb) galowo

Further reading

• gala in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• gala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian gala

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

1. gala (showy and festive party)

Verb

gala

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of galar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of galar

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ala/

Verb

gala

1. (intransitive) to stay the night

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ala/, [??a.la]

Etymology 1

From Latin Gallus (“Gaulish”).

Adjective

gala

1. feminine singular of galo

Etymology 2

From Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to enjoy oneself”). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

1. gala
2. elegant dress, male clothes, specially those used in a gala

Derived terms

Anagrams

• alga

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Italian or Spanish gala

Noun

gala c

1. gala; festival

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish gala, from Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galan?.

Verb

gala (present gal, preterite gol, supine galit, imperative gal)

1. to crow; to make a sound characteristic of a rooster

   förrän hanen har galit ... Och i detsamma gol hanen ... Förrän hanen gal

   before the cock crow ... And immediately the cock crew ... Before the cock crow (Matthew 26:34, 74, 75)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• galning
• gola
• hanegäll

Anagrams

• laga

Tagalog

Noun

galà

1. (colloquial) wandering around; travelling around

Welsh

Noun

gala

1. Soft mutation of cala.

Mutation