# koala
## English
### Etymology

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: kō-ä'lə, IPA: /koʊˈɑː.lə/, /kəʊˈɑː.lə/, /ˈkwɑː.lə/
* (General Australian) IPA: /kəˈwɑː.lə/, /kəʊˈɑː.lə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːlə

### Noun

koala (plural koalas)
* A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
    Synonyms: Phascolarctos cinereus, koala bear, (obsolete) native bear, (obsolete) native monkey, carbora

#### Derived terms

* koala fucker
* koala lemur

#### Related terms

* drop bear

#### Translations
### See also

* Gundaroo bullock
* koala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Phascolarctos cinereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

### Anagrams

* Kalao, lakao

## Basque
### Etymology

Ultimately from Dharug.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koala/ [ko.a.la]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ala, -a
* Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la

### Noun

koala anim
* koala

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “koala”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug.

### Noun

koala (singular definite ?, plural indefinite koala)
* koala
    Synonym: koalabjørn

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la

### Noun

koala m (plural koala's, diminutive koalaatje n)
* koala
    Synonym: koalabeer

## Fijian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English koala.

### Noun

koala
* koala

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkoɑlɑ/, [ˈko̞ɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: koa‧la

### Noun

koala
* koala

#### Declension

Possessive forms of koala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalani
koalani
accusative
nom.
koalani
koalani
gen.
koalani
genitive
koalani
koalojeni koalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaani
koalojani
inessive
koalassani
koaloissani
elative
koalastani
koaloistani
illative
koalaani
koaloihini
adessive
koalallani
koaloillani
ablative
koalaltani
koaloiltani
allative
koalalleni
koaloilleni
essive
koalanani
koaloinani
translative
koalakseni
koaloikseni
abessive
koalattani
koaloittani
instructive
comitative
—koaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalasi
koalasi
accusative
nom.
koalasi
koalasi
gen.
koalasi
genitive
koalasi
koalojesi koalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaasi
koalojasi
inessive
koalassasi
koaloissasi
elative
koalastasi
koaloistasi
illative
koalaasi
koaloihisi
adessive
koalallasi
koaloillasi
ablative
koalaltasi
koaloiltasi
allative
koalallesi
koaloillesi
essive
koalanasi
koaloinasi
translative
koalaksesi
koaloiksesi
abessive
koalattasi
koaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—koaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalamme
koalamme
accusative
nom.
koalamme
koalamme
gen.
koalamme
genitive
koalamme
koalojemme koalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaamme
koalojamme
inessive
koalassamme
koaloissamme
elative
koalastamme
koaloistamme
illative
koalaamme
koaloihimme
adessive
koalallamme
koaloillamme
ablative
koalaltamme
koaloiltamme
allative
koalallemme
koaloillemme
essive
koalanamme
koaloinamme
translative
koalaksemme
koaloiksemme
abessive
koalattamme
koaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—koaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalanne
koalanne
accusative
nom.
koalanne
koalanne
gen.
koalanne
genitive
koalanne
koalojenne koalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaanne
koalojanne
inessive
koalassanne
koaloissanne
elative
koalastanne
koaloistanne
illative
koalaanne
koaloihinne
adessive
koalallanne
koaloillanne
ablative
koalaltanne
koaloiltanne
allative
koalallenne
koaloillenne
essive
koalananne
koaloinanne
translative
koalaksenne
koaloiksenne
abessive
koalattanne
koaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—koaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalansa
koalansa
accusative
nom.
koalansa
koalansa
gen.
koalansa
genitive
koalansa
koalojensa koalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaansa
koalojaan koalojansa
inessive
koalassaan koalassansa
koaloissaan koaloissansa
elative
koalastaan koalastansa
koaloistaan koaloistansa
illative
koalaansa
koaloihinsa
adessive
koalallaan koalallansa
koaloillaan koaloillansa
ablative
koalaltaan koalaltansa
koaloiltaan koaloiltansa
allative
koalalleen koalallensa
koaloilleen koaloillensa
essive
koalanaan koalanansa
koaloinaan koaloinansa
translative
koalakseen koalaksensa
koaloikseen koaloiksensa
abessive
koalattaan koalattansa
koaloittaan koaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—koaloineen koaloinensa :
Possessive forms of koala (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalani
koalani
accusative
nom.
koalani
koalani
gen.
koalani
genitive
koalani
koaloideni koaloitteni koalojeni koalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaani
koaloitani koalojani
inessive
koalassani
koaloissani
elative
koalastani
koaloistani
illative
koalaani
koaloihini
adessive
koalallani
koaloillani
ablative
koalaltani
koaloiltani
allative
koalalleni
koaloilleni
essive
koalanani
koaloinani
translative
koalakseni
koaloikseni
abessive
koalattani
koaloittani
instructive
comitative
—koaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalasi
koalasi
accusative
nom.
koalasi
koalasi
gen.
koalasi
genitive
koalasi
koaloidesi koaloittesi koalojesi koalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaasi
koaloitasi koalojasi
inessive
koalassasi
koaloissasi
elative
koalastasi
koaloistasi
illative
koalaasi
koaloihisi
adessive
koalallasi
koaloillasi
ablative
koalaltasi
koaloiltasi
allative
koalallesi
koaloillesi
essive
koalanasi
koaloinasi
translative
koalaksesi
koaloiksesi
abessive
koalattasi
koaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—koaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalamme
koalamme
accusative
nom.
koalamme
koalamme
gen.
koalamme
genitive
koalamme
koaloidemme koaloittemme koalojemme koalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaamme
koaloitamme koalojamme
inessive
koalassamme
koaloissamme
elative
koalastamme
koaloistamme
illative
koalaamme
koaloihimme
adessive
koalallamme
koaloillamme
ablative
koalaltamme
koaloiltamme
allative
koalallemme
koaloillemme
essive
koalanamme
koaloinamme
translative
koalaksemme
koaloiksemme
abessive
koalattamme
koaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—koaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalanne
koalanne
accusative
nom.
koalanne
koalanne
gen.
koalanne
genitive
koalanne
koaloidenne koaloittenne koalojenne koalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaanne
koaloitanne koalojanne
inessive
koalassanne
koaloissanne
elative
koalastanne
koaloistanne
illative
koalaanne
koaloihinne
adessive
koalallanne
koaloillanne
ablative
koalaltanne
koaloiltanne
allative
koalallenne
koaloillenne
essive
koalananne
koaloinanne
translative
koalaksenne
koaloiksenne
abessive
koalattanne
koaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—koaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koalansa
koalansa
accusative
nom.
koalansa
koalansa
gen.
koalansa
genitive
koalansa
koaloidensa koaloittensa koalojensa koalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
koalaansa
koaloitaan koalojaan koaloitansa koalojansa
inessive
koalassaan koalassansa
koaloissaan koaloissansa
elative
koalastaan koalastansa
koaloistaan koaloistansa
illative
koalaansa
koaloihinsa
adessive
koalallaan koalallansa
koaloillaan koaloillansa
ablative
koalaltaan koalaltansa
koaloiltaan koaloiltansa
allative
koalalleen koalallensa
koaloilleen koaloillensa
essive
koalanaan koalanansa
koaloinaan koaloinansa
translative
koalakseen koalaksensa
koaloikseen koaloiksensa
abessive
koalattaan koalattansa
koaloittaan koaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—koaloineen koaloinensa :

### Further reading

* “koala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kolaa, lakoa, lokaa, olkaa

## French
### Etymology

English koala, from Dharug.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɔ.a.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

koala m (plural koalas)
* koala

### Further reading

* “koala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Noun

koala m (plural koalas)
* koala

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkoɒlɒ]
* Rhymes: -ɒlɒ
* Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
* Rhymes: -lɒ

### Noun

koala (plural koalák)
* koala

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koˈala]
* Hyphenation: ko‧ala

### Noun

koala (plural koala-koala)
* koala: a tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia

### Further reading

* “koala” 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.

## Interlingua
### Noun

koala
* koala

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* coala

### Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koˈa.la/
* Rhymes: -ala
* Hyphenation: ko‧à‧la

### Noun

koala m (invariable)
* koala

### Further reading

* koala in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* koala in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* koala in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* koàla in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* koàla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Marshallese
### Noun

koala
* koala

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɔˈa.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: ko‧a‧la

### Noun

koala f
* koala

#### Descendants

* → Kashubian: kòala

### Further reading

* koala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* koala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French koala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koˈa.la/

### Noun

koala m or f (plural koala)
* koala
    Synonym: urs koala

#### Declension

* Because of its unusual ending, this noun cannot be inflected normally. Inflected forms are often avoided.

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* coala

### Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koˈala/ [koˈa.la]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: ko‧a‧la

### Noun

koala m (plural koalas)
* koala

### Further reading

* “koala”, 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

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English koala.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

koala class IX (plural koala class X)
* koala

## Swedish
### Noun

koala c
* koala
    Synonyms: koalabjörn, (uncommon) pungbjörn

#### Declension
### References

* koala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* koala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English koala.

### Noun

koala
* bandicoot

## Turkish
### Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

koala (definite accusative koalayı, plural koalalar)
* koala

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
koala
koalalar
definite accusative
koalayı
koalaları
dative
koalaya
koalalara
locative
koalada
koalalarda
ablative
koaladan
koalalardan
genitive
koalanın
koalaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
koalam
koalalarım
2nd singular
koalan
koalaların
3rd singular
koalası
koalaları
1st plural
koalamız
koalalarımız
2nd plural
koalanız
koalalarınız
3rd plural
koalaları
koalaları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
koalamı
koalalarımı
2nd singular
koalanı
koalalarını
3rd singular
koalasını
koalalarını
1st plural
koalamızı
koalalarımızı
2nd plural
koalanızı
koalalarınızı
3rd plural
koalalarını
koalalarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
koalama
koalalarıma
2nd singular
koalana
koalalarına
3rd singular
koalasına
koalalarına
1st plural
koalamıza
koalalarımıza
2nd plural
koalanıza
koalalarınıza
3rd plural
koalalarına
koalalarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
koalamda
koalalarımda
2nd singular
koalanda
koalalarında
3rd singular
koalasında
koalalarında
1st plural
koalamızda
koalalarımızda
2nd plural
koalanızda
koalalarınızda
3rd plural
koalalarında
koalalarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
koalamdan
koalalarımdan
2nd singular
koalandan
koalalarından
3rd singular
koalasından
koalalarından
1st plural
koalamızdan
koalalarımızdan
2nd plural
koalanızdan
koalalarınızdan
3rd plural
koalalarından
koalalarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
koalamın
koalalarımın
2nd singular
koalanın
koalalarının
3rd singular
koalasının
koalalarının
1st plural
koalamızın
koalalarımızın
2nd plural
koalanızın
koalalarınızın
3rd plural
koalalarının
koalalarının :

#### Synonyms

* keseli ayı (“marsupial bear”)

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ko˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
* Phonetic spelling: cô a la

### Noun

koala
* koala
    Synonyms: gấu túi, gấu túi koala