Etymology

pala

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Today it means: A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding. Full definition →

Latin pāla
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pala · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frompāla
  2. English todaypala

From Latin pāla. Doublet of peel.

Pala · proper noun2

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromपाला
  2. Turkish · borrowed fromPala
  3. Czech · borrowed fromPála
  4. Polish · borrowed fromPala
  5. Catalan · borrowed fromPalà
  6. Italian · borrowed fromPala
  7. English todayPala

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Pala, a topographic surname for someone who lived near an upland meadow. * Borrowed from Catalan Palà, a habitational surname from a town near Barcelona; also from pala (“shovel”). * Borrowed from Polish Pala, from a vernacular name of the given name Pawel, Polish form of the name Paul. * Borrowed from Czech Pála, a nickname for an obstinate person, from Moravian dialect pała (“head”). * Borrowed from Turkish Pala, from pala (“scimitar”), from Italian pala (“shovel”). * Borrowed from Hindi पाला (pālā).

Words from the same roots

Latinpāla all →

peel

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