chala

See also: chalá, chalą, chała, chałą, Chała, Chałą, chà là, and chả là

English

Noun

chala

1. Croton scouleri, a tree native to the Galapagos.

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.ɽá/

Noun

chalá class 7 (plural zalá class 8)

1. finger

Karao

Noun

chala

1. (anatomy) blood

Latin

Verb

chalā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of chalō

Mwani

Noun

chala class 7 (plural vyala)

1. finger

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀙𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• छल (Devanagari script)
• ছল (Bengali script)
• ඡල (Sinhalese script)
• ဆလ or ꧡလ (Burmese script)
• ฉล or ฉะละ (Thai script)
• ᨨᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ຉລ or ຉະລະ (Lao script)
• ឆល (Khmer script)
• 𑄍𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

chala n

1. fraud, pretext

References

• Maung Tin (1920), The Student's Pali-English Dictionary, Rangoon: British Burma Press.

Quechua

Adjective

chala

1. thin, skinny

Noun

chala

1. mestizo
2. maize husk
3. interchange, swap

Usage notes

Not to be confused with challa, chhalla.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	chala	chalakuna
accusative	chalata	chalakunata
dative	chalaman	chalakunaman
genitive	chalap	chalakunap
locative	chalapi	chalakunapi
terminative	chalakama	chalakunakama
ablative	chalamanta	chalakunamanta
instrumental	chalawan	chalakunawan
comitative	chalantin	chalakunantin
abessive	chalannaq	chalakunannaq
comparative	chalahina	chalakunahina
causative	chalarayku	chalakunarayku
benefactive	chalapaq	chalakunapaq
associative	chalapura	chalakunapura
distributive	chalanka	chalakunanka
exclusive	chalalla	chalakunalla

declension of chala

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	chalay	chalaykuna
accusative	chalayta	chalaykunata
dative	chalayman	chalaykunaman
genitive	chalaypa	chalaykunap
locative	chalaypi	chalaykunapi
terminative	chalaykama	chalaykunakama
ablative	chalaymanta	chalaykunamanta
instrumental	chalaywan	chalaykunawan
comitative	chalaynintin	chalaykunantin
abessive	chalayninnaq	chalaykunannaq
comparative	chalayhina	chalaykunahina
causative	chalayrayku	chalaykunarayku
benefactive	chalaypaq	chalaykunapaq
associative	chalaypura	chalaykunapura
distributive	chalayninka	chalaykunanka
exclusive	chalaylla	chalaykunalla

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	chalayki	chalaykikuna
accusative	chalaykita	chalaykikunata
dative	chalaykiman	chalaykikunaman
genitive	chalaykipa	chalaykikunap
locative	chalaykipi	chalaykikunapi
terminative	chalaykikama	chalaykikunakama
ablative	chalaykimanta	chalaykikunamanta
instrumental	chalaykiwan	chalaykikunawan
comitative	chalaykintin	chalaykikunantin
abessive	chalaykinnaq	chalaykikunannaq
comparative	chalaykihina	chalaykikunahina
causative	chalaykirayku	chalaykikunarayku
benefactive	chalaykipaq	chalaykikunapaq
associative	chalaykipura	chalaykikunapura
distributive	chalaykinka	chalaykikunanka
exclusive	chalaykilla	chalaykikunalla

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	chalan	chalankuna
accusative	chalanta	chalankunata
dative	chalanman	chalankunaman
genitive	chalanpa	chalankunap
locative	chalanpi	chalankunapi
terminative	chalankama	chalankunakama
ablative	chalanmanta	chalankunamanta
instrumental	chalanwan	chalankunawan
comitative	chalanintin	chalankunantin
abessive	chalanninnaq	chalankunannaq
comparative	chalanhina	chalankunahina
causative	chalanrayku	chalankunarayku
benefactive	chalanpaq	chalankunapaq
associative	chalanpura	chalankunapura
distributive	chalaninka	chalankunanka
exclusive	chalanlla	chalankunalla

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	chalanchik	chalanchikkuna
accusative	chalanchikta	chalanchikkunata
dative	chalanchikman	chalanchikkunaman
genitive	chalanchikpa	chalanchikkunap
locative	chalanchikpi	chalanchikkunapi
terminative	chalanchikkama	chalanchikkunakama
ablative	chalanchikmanta	chalanchikkunamanta
instrumental	chalanchikwan	chalanchikkunawan
comitative	chalanchiknintin	chalanchikkunantin
abessive	chalanchikninnaq	chalanchikkunannaq
comparative	chalanchikhina	chalanchikkunahina
causative	chalanchikrayku	chalanchikkunarayku
benefactive	chalanchikpaq	chalanchikkunapaq
associative	chalanchikpura	chalanchikkunapura
distributive	chalanchikninka	chalanchikkunanka
exclusive	chalanchiklla	chalanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	chalayku	chalaykukuna
accusative	chalaykuta	chalaykukunata
dative	chalaykuman	chalaykukunaman
genitive	chalaykupa	chalaykukunap
locative	chalaykupi	chalaykukunapi
terminative	chalaykukama	chalaykukunakama
ablative	chalaykumanta	chalaykukunamanta
instrumental	chalaykuwan	chalaykukunawan
comitative	chalaykuntin	chalaykukunantin
abessive	chalaykunnaq	chalaykukunannaq
comparative	chalaykuhina	chalaykukunahina
causative	chalaykurayku	chalaykukunarayku
benefactive	chalaykupaq	chalaykukunapaq
associative	chalaykupura	chalaykukunapura
distributive	chalaykunka	chalaykukunanka
exclusive	chalaykulla	chalaykukunalla

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	chalaykichik	chalaykichikkuna
accusative	chalaykichikta	chalaykichikkunata
dative	chalaykichikman	chalaykichikkunaman
genitive	chalaykichikpa	chalaykichikkunap
locative	chalaykichikpi	chalaykichikkunapi
terminative	chalaykichikkama	chalaykichikkunakama
ablative	chalaykichikmanta	chalaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	chalaykichikwan	chalaykichikkunawan
comitative	chalaykichiknintin	chalaykichikkunantin
abessive	chalaykichikninnaq	chalaykichikkunannaq
comparative	chalaykichikhina	chalaykichikkunahina
causative	chalaykichikrayku	chalaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	chalaykichikpaq	chalaykichikkunapaq
associative	chalaykichikpura	chalaykichikkunapura
distributive	chalaykichikninka	chalaykichikkunanka
exclusive	chalaykichiklla	chalaykichikkunalla

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	chalanku	chalankukuna
accusative	chalankuta	chalankukunata
dative	chalankuman	chalankukunaman
genitive	chalankupa	chalankukunap
locative	chalankupi	chalankukunapi
terminative	chalankukama	chalankukunakama
ablative	chalankumanta	chalankukunamanta
instrumental	chalankuwan	chalankukunawan
comitative	chalankuntin	chalankukunantin
abessive	chalankunnaq	chalankukunannaq
comparative	chalankuhina	chalankukunahina
causative	chalankurayku	chalankukunarayku
benefactive	chalankupaq	chalankukunapaq
associative	chalankupura	chalankukunapura
distributive	chalankunka	chalankukunanka
exclusive	chalankulla	chalankukunalla

possessive forms of chala

ñuqap - first-person singular

qampa - second-person singular

paypa - third-person singular

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

qamkunap - second-person plural

paykunap - third-person plural

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃala/ [ˈt͡ʃa.la]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: cha‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua [Term?].

Noun

chala f (plural chalas)

1. (Argentina) marijuana
2. (Chile) sandal

   Synonym: sandalia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chala

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

Further reading

• “chala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Welsh

Noun

chala

1. Aspirate mutation of cala.