# jala
## Balinese
### Romanization

jala
* Romanization of ᬚᬮ

## Bambara
### Noun

jala
* African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis)

#### Derived terms

* jalasun

## Chachi
### Noun

jala
* wasp

### References

* Lindskoog, John N., Lindskoog, Carrie A. (1964) Vocabulario cayapa (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 9)‎ (in Spanish), Quito, Ecuador: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en cooperación con el Ministerio de Educación Pública, page 82

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjala]

### Participle

jala
* inflection of jmout:
** feminine singular past active participle
** neuter plural past active participle

## Dalmatian
### Alternative forms

* yala, iala

### Etymology

From Latin illa, feminine of ille. Compare Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan ella, French elle, Romanian ea.

### Pronoun

jala f (plural jale)
* (third person feminine singular pronoun) she

#### Related terms

* jal m
* jali, jale
* joi, joe

## Estonian
### Adverb

jala (not comparable)
* on foot

### Noun

jala
* genitive singular of jalg

## Gurindji
### Noun

jala
* today

### References

* Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay jala, from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒala/
* Hyphenation: ja‧la

### Noun

jala (plural jala-jala)
* fishing net

### Verb

jala
* to catch with net

#### Derived terms

* jala-jala
* jalaan
* menjala
* menjalakan
* penjala
* penjalaan
* terjala

### Further reading

* “jala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

jala
* Romanization of ꦗꦭ

## Laboya
### Adjective

jala
* wrong
    Antonym: tena

### Noun

jala
* sin, wrongdoing
    Synonyms: doku, ĵiraka

### References

* Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “jala”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 32
* Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “jala”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒala/
* Rhymes: -ala, -la
* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [ˈd͡ʒä.lə]
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

jala (Jawi spelling جالا, plural jala-jala, informal 1st possessive jalaku, 2nd possessive jalamu, 3rd possessive jalanya)
* cast net
    Hypernym: jaring

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* penjala [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
* penjalaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
* jalaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
* menjala [agent focus] (meN-)
* dijala [patient focus] (di-)
* terjala [agentless action] (teR-)
* berjala [stative / habitual] (beR-)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: jala
* → Pattani Malay: ยาลอ (jalɔ) (learned)
* →? Rade: jal
* → Tagalog: dala
* → Thai: ยะลา (yá-laa)
* → Urak Lawoi': ยฺาลา (jala) (learned)

### Further reading

* “jala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Old Javanese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒa.la/
* Rhymes: -la
* Homophone: jāla
* Hyphenation: ja‧la

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit जल (jala, “water”).

#### Noun

jala
* water
    Synonyms: air, bañu, jahnī, salila, tīrtha, toya, uda, wari, wwe

##### Derived terms

* jumalākĕn

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

jala
* Alternative spelling of jāla (“fishing net”)

### Further reading

* "jala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀚𑀮 (Brahmi script)
* जल (Devanagari script)
* জল (Bengali script)
* ජල (Sinhalese script)
* ဇလ or ၹလ (Burmese script)
* ชล or ชะละ (Thai script)
* ᨩᩃ (Tai Tham script)
* ຊລ or ຊະລະ (Lao script)
* ជល (Khmer script)
* 𑄎𑄣 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

From Sanskrit जल (jalá).

### Noun

jala n
* water
    Synonyms: udaka, āpa

#### Descendants

* → Thai: ชล (chon)
* → Khmer: ជល (cɔɔl)

### References

* Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ada.

### Verb

-jála
* to scatter
* to sow

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

jala (Cyrillic spelling јала)
* genitive singular of jal

## Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ada.

### Verb

jala
* to plant, to sow

## Spanish
### Verb

jala
* inflection of jalar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-jala$^?$
* to frown
* (intransitive) to be grumpy

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.