Hawaiian

Proper noun

Kala

1. A female given name, occasionally also given to men.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kala (which also stands for Kalā) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 29 women and 20 men.

Albanian

Kalaja në Krujë - Krujë Castle

Noun

kala f (indefinite plural kala, definite singular kalaja)

1. castle, fortress

Balinese

Romanization

kala

1. Romanization of ᬓᬮ

Chamicuro

Noun

kala

1. nothing

Adverb

kala

1. no, not

Cornish

Noun

kala

1. straw (collective)

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kala, from Proto-Uralic *kala. Cognates include Northern Sami guolli, Ter Sami kɨll'e ‎(“fish”), and Hungarian hal.

Noun

kala ‎(genitive kala, partitive kala)

1. fish

Declension

Derived terms

• kalastama
• kalamari
• kalur

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?] *kala, from Proto-Uralic [Term?] *kala. Cognates include Northern Sami guolli, Ter Sami kɨll'e ‎(“fish”), and Hungarian hal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑ/
• Hyphenation: ka‧la
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ

Noun

kala

1. fish

   Hauki on kala.

   A pike is a fish.

2. (collectively) fish

   Tässä järvessä on paljon kalaa.

   There's lots of fish in this lake.

3. fish

   Syön usein kalaa.

   I often eat fish.

4. (idiomatic) fishing (as a personal activity, used with the verbs olla ‎(“to be”) and mennä ‎(“to go”), lähteä ‎(“to leave”), and käydä ‎(“to go and come back”))

   olla kalassa

   to go fishing

   käydä kalassa

   to go fishing

   mennä kalaan

   to go fishing

   lähteä kalaan

   to go fishing

   lähteä kalalle

   to go fishing

   Käytkö usein kalassa?

   Do you often go fishing?

5. seafood

   Mennään kalaravintolaan.

   Let's go to a seafood restaurant.

Declension

Derived terms

• kalaisa
• kalastaa
  • kalastaja
  • kalastella
  • kalastus
• Kalat

Compounds

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːla/
  • Rhymes: -aːla

Verb

kala ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kól, third-person plural past indicative kólu, supine kalið)

1. (impersonal) to become frostbitten

   Mig kól á tám.

   My toes became frostbitten.

Conjugation

Related terms

• kal

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay kala, from Sanskrit काल ‎(kāla, “time”).

Noun

kala

1. epoch (particular period of history)
2. time (inevitable passing of events)
3. time (quantity of availability in time)
4. time (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc)
5. time (particular moment or hour)
6. time (measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time)
7. time (numerical indication of a particular moment in time)

Synonyms

• masa
• waktu

Etymology 2

Noun

kala

1. scorpion

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kala, from Proto-Uralic *kala

Noun

kala ‎(genitive kalan, partitive kallaa)

1. fish

Declension

Javanese

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese kāla, borrowing from Sanskrit काल ‎(kāla, “period of time”).

Noun

kala ‎(Javanese script ꦏꦭ)

1. time
2. season

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese kalā and kala

Noun

kala ‎(Javanese script ꦏꦭ)

1. bird noose or snare

Etymology 3

From Old Javanese kala

Noun

kala ‎(Javanese script ꦏꦭ)

1. stinging animal
2. scorpion

Etymology 4

From Old Javanese kala, possibly borrowing from Sanskrit खल ‎(khala, “mischievous man”).

Noun

kala ‎(Javanese script ꦏꦭ)

1. evil
2. demon

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kala, from Proto-Uralic *kala. Cognates include Northern Sami guolli, Ter Sami kɨll'e ‎(“fish”), and Hungarian hal.

Noun

kala ‎(genitive kalan, partitive kalua)

1. fish

Declension

Latvian

Verb

kala

1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of kalt
2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of kalt

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit काल ‎(kāla, “time”).

Alternative forms

• کالا

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kalə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kala/
• Rhymes: -alə, -lə, -ə

Noun

kala

1. time (inevitable passing of events)
2. time (quantity of availability in time)
3. time (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc)
4. time (particular moment or hour)
5. time (measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time)
6. time (numerical indication of a particular moment in time)

Synonyms

• masa / ماس
• waktu / وقتو

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kala, from Proto-Uralic *kala.

Noun

kala

1. fish

Inflection

Derived terms

• kalankazvatai
• kalankazvatuz
• kalansuug

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “рыба”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kala, from Proto-Uralic *kala.

Noun

kala ‎(genitive kalaa, partitive kalaa)

1. fish

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• "kala" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kala, from Proto-Uralic *kala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑlɑ/

Noun

kala ‎(genitive kala, partitive kalla)

1. fish

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zigula

Verb

kala

1. to hunt

Descendants

• Mbugu: kala

References

• Maarten Mous, The Making of a Mixed Language: The Case of Ma'a/Mbugu