# pala
## English
### Etymology 1

From Latin pāla. Doublet of peel.

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈpeɪlə/, /ˈpɑːlə/
* Rhymes: -ɑːlə

#### Noun

pala (plural palae)
* A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

pala (plural palas)
* An Odisha art form consisting of Puranic texts expressed through music and dance.

### Anagrams

* alap, lapa, pa'al

## Balinese
### Romanization

pala
* Romanization of ᬧᬮ
* Romanization of ᬧᬵᬮ
* Romanization of ᬨᬮ

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pala (“shovel, spade”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pa‧la
* IPA: /ˈpala/ [ˈpa.l̪a]

### Noun

pála
* shovel, spade

#### Derived terms

* magpala
* palahon

## Catalan
### Etymology

From Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈpa.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpa.la]

### Noun

pala f (plural pales)
* shovel, spade
* blade (the widest, thinnest part of something)
* paddle
    Synonym: rem
* tongue (of a shoe)
    Synonym: llengüeta
* dustpan
    Synonym: arreplegador

#### Derived terms

* palada
* palejar
* paleta

### Further reading

* “pala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “pala”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “pala” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “pala” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pala (“shovel, spade”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpala/, [ˈpa.la]
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

### Noun

pala
* shovel; spade

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

pala (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
* a kind of rug
    Synonym: kilim

#### Declension
## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ˈpala]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

### Adjective

pala (accusative singular palan, plural palaj, accusative plural palajn)
* pale; sallow

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *pala, from Proto-Uralic *pala. Cognates include Veps pala, Estonian pala, Erzya пал (pal), and Hungarian fal.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑlɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

#### Noun

pala
* piece, bit, part, lump, chunk
    pala palalta ― piece by piece, piecemeal
* (often in compounds) snack (something designed to be eaten quickly, in one go)
* (idiomatic) of something that is difficult to accept or endure; especially with vaikea or kova
    Veronkorotus on äänestäjille vaikea pala.The tax increase is a hard pill to swallow for the voters.
    Hänen kuolemansa oli minulle kova pala.Her death was a hard blow for me.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of pala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palani
palani
accusative
nom.
palani
palani
gen.
palani
genitive
palani
palojeni palaini $^{rare}$
partitive
palaani
palojani
inessive
palassani
paloissani
elative
palastani
paloistani
illative
palaani
paloihini
adessive
palallani
paloillani
ablative
palaltani
paloiltani
allative
palalleni
paloilleni
essive
palanani
paloinani
translative
palakseni
paloikseni
abessive
palattani
paloittani
instructive
comitative
—paloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palasi
palasi
accusative
nom.
palasi
palasi
gen.
palasi
genitive
palasi
palojesi palaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
palaasi
palojasi
inessive
palassasi
paloissasi
elative
palastasi
paloistasi
illative
palaasi
paloihisi
adessive
palallasi
paloillasi
ablative
palaltasi
paloiltasi
allative
palallesi
paloillesi
essive
palanasi
paloinasi
translative
palaksesi
paloiksesi
abessive
palattasi
paloittasi
instructive
comitative
—paloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palamme
palamme
accusative
nom.
palamme
palamme
gen.
palamme
genitive
palamme
palojemme palaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
palaamme
palojamme
inessive
palassamme
paloissamme
elative
palastamme
paloistamme
illative
palaamme
paloihimme
adessive
palallamme
paloillamme
ablative
palaltamme
paloiltamme
allative
palallemme
paloillemme
essive
palanamme
paloinamme
translative
palaksemme
paloiksemme
abessive
palattamme
paloittamme
instructive
comitative
—paloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palanne
palanne
accusative
nom.
palanne
palanne
gen.
palanne
genitive
palanne
palojenne palainne $^{rare}$
partitive
palaanne
palojanne
inessive
palassanne
paloissanne
elative
palastanne
paloistanne
illative
palaanne
paloihinne
adessive
palallanne
paloillanne
ablative
palaltanne
paloiltanne
allative
palallenne
paloillenne
essive
palananne
paloinanne
translative
palaksenne
paloiksenne
abessive
palattanne
paloittanne
instructive
comitative
—paloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palansa
palansa
accusative
nom.
palansa
palansa
gen.
palansa
genitive
palansa
palojensa palainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
palaansa
palojaan palojansa
inessive
palassaan palassansa
paloissaan paloissansa
elative
palastaan palastansa
paloistaan paloistansa
illative
palaansa
paloihinsa
adessive
palallaan palallansa
paloillaan paloillansa
ablative
palaltaan palaltansa
paloiltaan paloiltansa
allative
palalleen palallensa
paloilleen paloillensa
essive
palanaan palanansa
paloinaan paloinansa
translative
palakseen palaksensa
paloikseen paloiksensa
abessive
palattaan palattansa
paloittaan paloittansa
instructive
comitative
—paloineen paloinensa :

##### Derived terms

* palanen
* palastella
* palikka
* paloa
* paloitella
* paloittain
* aamupala
* alkupala
* annospala
* armopala
* briepala
* cocktailpala
* etupala
* eväspala
* haarukkapala
* haukkapala
* herkkupala
* hiukapala
* hiukopala
* huikopala
* hukkapala
* iltapala
* jarrupala
* jatkopala
* juustonpala
* juustopala
* jäännöspala
* jääpala
* kainalopala
* kakkupala
* kakunpala
* kangaspala
* kankaanpala
* kantapala
* keksinpala
* kinkkupala
* kinkunpala
* koepala
* korjauspala
* kylkipala
* lasinpala
* leipäpala
* leivänpala
* levikepala
* lihanpala
* lihapala
* maapala
* mainospala
* makkaranpala
* makkarapala
* makupala
* mittapala
* mokkapala
* märepala
* namupala
* näytepala
* oikosulkupala
* palaleipä
* palanpaine
* palanpainike
* palanpainin
* palapaisti
* palapeli
* palasaippua
* palasokeri
* palaturve
* paperinpala
* paperipala
* peltipala
* puunpala
* puupala
* reunapala
* rintapala
* ruispala
* saippuanpala
* saippuapala
* sokerinpala
* sokeripala
* suolapala
* suupala
* taikinanpala
* tallapala
* välipala
* yöpala

#### Further reading

* “pala”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑlɑˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

#### Verb

pala
* present active indicative connegative of palaa
    Minä en pala. ― I don't burn.
* second-person singular present imperative of palaa
    Pala! ― Burn!
* second-person singular present active imperative connegative of palaa
    Älä pala! ― Don't burn!

### References

* ↑ Entry #695 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

### Anagrams

* lapa

## Galician
### Etymology

Obscure. From Paleo-Hispanic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpalɐ]

### Noun

pala f (plural palas)
* rock shelter
    Synonym: paleira
* burrow, den
    Synonyms: paleira, tobeira, tobo, toco, toqueira

#### Derived terms

* paleira

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pala”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pala”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pala”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Garo
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

pala
* (transitive) to sell

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɒlɒ]
* Hyphenation: pa‧la
* Rhymes: -lɒ

### Noun

pala (usually uncountable, plural palák)
* slate

#### Derived terms

* csillámpala
* palakék
* palaszürke
* palatábla
* palavessző

### Further reading

* pala in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈpala/ [ˈpa.la]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: pa‧la

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay pala, from Sanskrit फल (phala). Doublet of pahala.

#### Noun

pala (plural pala-pala)
* nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

##### Derived terms

* sepala-pala
* pala bubuk
* pala gumantung
* pala kependem
* pala kesimpar
* pala kirna
* pala moana
* pala papua
* pala vina

##### Related terms

* pahala

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian palla, from Latin palla, of uncertain origin.

#### Noun

pala (plural pala-pala)
* (Catholicism) a cloth used to cover a chalice during services

##### Alternative forms

* palla

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Bimoba [Term?].

#### Verb

pala
* to hit with a hammer

### Further reading

* “pala” 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.

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *pala. Cognates include Finnish pala and Estonian pala.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑlɑ/, [ˈpɑɫɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑlɑ/, [ˈpɑɫɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

#### Noun

pala
* piece, bit
    Pala leipää. ― A piece of bread.

##### Derived terms

* akanpala
* maapala
* palain
* suupala

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑlɑ/, [ˈpɑɫɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑlɑ/, [ˈpɑɫɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

#### Verb

pala
* inflection of pallaa:
** present indicative connegative
** second-person singular imperative
** second-person singular imperative connegative

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 378

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.la/
* Rhymes: -ala
* Hyphenation: pà‧la

### Etymology 1

From Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”).

#### Noun

pala f (plural pale)
* shovel, trowel
* blade (of a propellor, fan, etc.)
* paddle
* retable
* altarpiece
* pall
* vane

##### Derived terms

* paletta

##### Descendants

* → Turkish: pala

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pala
* inflection of palare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Javanese
### Romanization

pala
* Romanization of ꦥꦭ

## Kapampangan
### Etymology 1

Compare Bikol Central palan, Tagalog pala.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pəˈla/ [pəˈläː]
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

#### Interjection

pala
* expressing sudden realization; exclamation of surprise
    Makanini pala! ― So it's like this!
    Wapin pala, alineman pakanita e. ― By the way, it's not like that.
    tutu pala! ― So, it was true!

#### Verb

pala
* to be
    I Bermuda pala. ― I am Bermuda.
    Ining notebook kekaya pala? ― Is this notebook yours?
    Mangan pala. ― Eat.

##### Derived terms

* Wapala
* Wapin pala

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay pahala (“reward; grant”), from Sanskrit फल (phála, “fruit; benefit”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaləʔ/ [ˈpäː.ləʔ] (noun: reward)
* IPA: /ˈpaləʔ/ [ˈpäː.ləʔ] (noun: consequence)
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

#### Noun

pálâ
* blessing; grace; bounty; favor
    Synonyms: biyaya, kalub, galal, premyu
* reward; prize;
    Synonyms: kalub, galal, premyu

##### Derived terms

* apapala
* gampala
* kapapala
* mapapala
* mikapala
* mikipala
* mipagpala
* mipala
* pagapala

#### Noun

palâ
* consequence
    Synonym: akakakuwa

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pala (“shovel; spade”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pəˈla/ [pəˈlä]
* Hyphenation: pá‧la

#### Noun

pala
* shovel; spade

##### Derived terms

* apala
* ipala
* magpala
* makapala
* mamala
* mangapala
* pakipala
* palan
* palanan
* pipala

## Karao
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pala.

### Noun

pala
* shovel

## Karelian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pala.

### Noun

pala
* bit

## Kott
### Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔapV (“hotness, sweat”). Compare Assan palá, pfóltu, paltu (“hot”).

### Noun

pala
* hotness

#### Related terms

* apīkŋ
* apīkŋ uganaŋ
* apīkŋán
* fal
* phal

## Latin
### Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pākslā, from Proto-Indo-European *pak-slo-, from *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fasten”). See pangō, pāgus, pacīscor, pāx, pāgina.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpaː.la/, [ˈpäːɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpa.la/, [ˈpäːlä]

### Noun

pāla f (genitive pālae); first declension
* A shovel, spade.
    Synonyms: rutrum, vatillum
* The bezel of a ring.
** c. 44 BC, Cicero, De Officiis, 3.38
    ibi cum palam eius anuli ad palmam converterat a nullo videbatur ipse autem omnia videbat
       As often as he turned the bezel of the ring inwards toward the palm of his hand, he became invisible to everyone, while he himself saw everything;
* (Classical Latin, rare) the banana plant
** c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia XII.24:Maior alia pomo et suavitate praecellentior, quo sapientes Indorum vivunt. Folium alas avium imitatur, longitudine trium cubitorum, latitudine duum. Fructum cortice emittit admirabilem suci dulcedine, ut uno quaternos satiet. Arbori nomen palae, pomo arienae. Plurima est in Sydracis, expeditionum Alexandri termino.There is a greater one, surpassing other fruit trees even in softness, which Indian sages live on. Its leaf copies the wings of birds, being three cubits in length and two in width. It produces its fruit from its bark, and the fruit is astonishing in its sweetness, one being enough for four people. The name of the tree is the pala, and ariena that of the fruit. It is found in great number among the Sydraci, at the limit of Alexander the Great's campaigns.

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* bipālium

#### Descendants

* Catalan: pala
* English: pale
* Old French: pele
** French: pelle
* French: pale
* Friulian: pale
* Italian: pala
* Mirandese: pala
* Old Galician-Portuguese: paa
** Galician: pa, pá, paa
** Portuguese: pá
* Piedmontese: pala
* → Portuguese: pala
* Romanian: pală
* Sicilian: pala
* Spanish: pala
* Tashelhit: tafala
* Welsh: pâl

### References

* “pala”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “pala”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "pala", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. (ambiguous) to become known, become a topic of common conversation (used of things): foras efferri, palam fieri, percrebrescere, divulgari, in medium proferri, exire, emanare
* “pala”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “pala”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
* ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 443

## Lithuanian
### Alternative forms

* palauk (Imperative of palaukti)

### Etymology

Clipping of palauk.

### Verb

pala (slang, colloquial) Form of the second-person singular imperative of palaukti.
* wait!

## Livonian
### Alternative forms

* palā (Courland)

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pala.

### Noun

pala
* bit

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit फल (phala). Doublet of pahala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.la/
* Hyphenation: pa‧la
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

pala (Jawi spelling ڤالا, plural pala-pala, informal 1st possessive palaku, 2nd possessive palamu, 3rd possessive palanya)
* nutmeg (Myristica fragrans).

#### Derived terms

* buah pala
* bunga pala
* kembang pala

#### Related terms

* pahala

### Further reading

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

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pala or a Sicilian equivalent, eventually from Latin pala. For the sense “palm of the hand”, the phonetic similarity with Italian palma may be considered, though a direct derivation from “shovel” is also plausible.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaːla/

### Noun

pala f (plural pali)
* shovel; spade
    Synonym: luħ
* (usually in the construction pala tal-id) palm of the hand; or the inner part of the hand (including the fingers)
    Synonyms: keff, keffa

## Ngiyambaa
### Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *balaŋ, cognate with Wiradjuri balang.

### Noun

pala
* head

## Pitjantjatjara
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɐlɐ]

### Pronoun

pala
* (demonstrative) that, there
    Watingku pala tii tjikini. ― That man is drinking tea.

#### Derived terms

* palakutu (“over there”)
* palangka (“just there, right there”)
* palanpa (“these, these ones”)
* palatja (“that there, that one there”)

#### See also

* nyara

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.la/
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: pa‧la

### Noun

pala
* genitive singular of pal

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -alɐ
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pāla (“shovel, bezel”). Doublet of pá.

#### Noun

pala f (plural palas)
* forepiece, brim (projecting rim of a hat)
    Synonyms: aba, viseira
* tongue (of a shoe)
    Synonyms: língua, lingueta
* part of a leg warmer that covers the foot
* flap covering of a bag, envelope etc.
    Synonym: aba
* blinker (eye shield attached to a horse hood in order to impede its rear vision)
    Synonym: antolho
* scabbard
    Synonym: bainha
* (clothing) yoke (of a shirt, dress or pants)
* (heraldry) pale
* (automotive) sun visor
    Synonym: quebra-sol
* (automotive) mudguard
    Synonym: para-lama
* (jewelry) bezel
    Synonym: engaste
* (Christianity) pall (piece used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist)
* (informal) lie, scam
* (Fundão) binge drinking
* (Portugal, informal) endeavor
* (Brazil, informal) hint

### Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin palla.

#### Noun

pala f (plural palas)
* (historical) palla

### Etymology 3

Unknown, possibly from palla.

#### Noun

pala m (plural palas)
* (Rio Grande do Sul) poncho

### Etymology 4

Unknown. Compare Galician pala.

#### Noun

pala f (plural palas)
* (Trás-os-Montes) rock shelter

### Further reading

* “pala”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “pala”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
* “pala”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “pala”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “pala”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Participle

pala (Cyrillic spelling пала)
* inflection of pȁsti:
** feminine singular active past participle
** neuter plural active past participle

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpala/ [ˈpa.la]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: pa‧la

### Noun

pala f (countable and uncountable, plural palas)
* shovel, spade
* blade of an oar, a shovel, etc.
* (shoemaking) upper, vamp
* setting (piece of metal in which a precious gem is fixed)
* paddle
* (baking) peel
* (slang, at least in Argentina) cocaine
** 2021 September 8, toyhartas, Twitter‎, retrieved 31 December 2023:yo amo a lana con toda mi alma escucharía hasta sus ronquidos pq seguramente suenan como angeles cantando pero me tienen harta todas con esta era solar power me duermo en vivo ya que vuelvan a tomar pala y enamorarse de un demente(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2022 May 28, nicolasfmaci, Twitter‎, retrieved 31 December 2023:Si se falopean aguantensela después no anden todos depresivos intentando ir dando lastima por la vida, lastima me da un pibito ciego no un tonto que esta mal por tomar pala(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2022 December 31, TriniRanger, Twitter‎, retrieved 31 December 2023:Le ofrecemos fasito a una compañerita de laburo y nos responde: "No gracias, eso me da malos viajes. A mi la verdad lo que me gusta es tomar pala."(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Derived terms

* a punta de pala, a punta pala
* pala cargadora
* pala de dientes
* pala mixta
* palazo
* palear
* paleta
* palita
* paliza
* traspalar

#### Descendants

* > Chavacano: pala (inherited)

### Further reading

* “pala”, 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

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Compare Bikol Central palan.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /paˈla/ [pɐˈla]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: pa‧la

#### Particle

palá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ)
* expressing sudden realization; indication of surprise.
    Ikaw pala! ― So it's you!

##### Derived terms

* oo nga pala
* siyanga pala

#### See also

* pala-

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay pahala (“reward; grant”), from Sanskrit फल (phála, “fruit; benefit”). Compare Kapampangan pala, Maguindanao pahala, and Tausug pahala'.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈpalaʔ/ [ˈpaː.lɐʔ] (“blessing; favor; reward”, noun)
*** Rhymes: -alaʔ
** IPA: /paˈlaʔ/ [pɐˈlaʔ] (“recompose; consequence”, noun)
*** Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: pa‧la

#### Noun

palà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ)
* blessing; grace; bounty; favor
    Synonyms: biyaya, kaloob, gantimpala, premyo
* reward; bounty; prize; renumeration
    Synonyms: kaloob, gantimpala, premyo, pabuya

##### Derived terms

* bigay-pala
* gantimpala
* ipagpala
* magpala
* makapala
* makipagpala
* makipala
* mapagpala
* pagkakapala
* pagpalain
* pagpapala
* pakikipagpala
* pakikipagpalaan
* palaan
* pangpala
* pinagpala
* pinala
* pumala
* tagapagpala
* tagapala

#### Noun

palâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ)
* recompense; consequence
    Synonym: hita

##### Derived terms

* ipagpala
* ipala
* kapalaan
* magkapala
* makapala
* makipala
* mapala
* pagkakapala
* pagpapala
* pakikipagpalaan
* palaan
* pampala

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pala (“shovel; spade”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpala/ [ˈpaː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: pa‧la

#### Noun

pala (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ)
* shovel; spade
* (colloquial) person paid to applaud or perform paid activities

##### Derived terms

* ipala
* magkapala
* magpala
* makapala
* makipagpalahan
* makipala
* nagkapala
* napala
* napapala
* pagkakapala
* pagpapala
* pakikipagpalahan
* palahin
* pangpala
* pinala
* pumala
* tagapagpala
* tagapala

##### See also

* araro

### Further reading

* “pala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Wolff, John U. (1976) “Malay borrowings in Tagalog”, in C.D. Cowan & O.W. Wolters, editors, Southeast Asian History and Historiography: Essays Presented to D. G. E. Hall‎, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, page 359

### Anagrams

* alpa, alap, lapa

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈɫa/
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

### Noun

pala (definite accusative palayı, plural palalar)
* machete

#### Derived terms

* pala çekmek

### Further reading

* “pala”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “pala”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pala.

### Noun

pala
* piece, bit
* part
* share, portion
* chapter (of a book)
* scene (of a play, film)
* plate

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “глава, доля, кусок, пластинка, сцена, часть, член”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pala.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈpɑlɑ/, [ˈpɑɫɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧la

### Noun

pala
* piece, bit
    Synonym: tükki

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “pala”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## West Makian
### Etymology

Compare Ternate fala, Tidore fola, Tabaru woa, etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.l̪a/

### Noun

pala
* house
    pala ne ilamo ― this house is large
* nest

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

## Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pala, from Latin pāla.

### Noun

pala
* shovel

### References

* Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22