لالا

Malay

Noun

لالا (plural لالا-لالا or لالا۲‎, informal 1st possessive لالاکو‎, 2nd possessive لالامو‎, 3rd possessive لالاڽ‎)

Jawi spelling of lala

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /lɑːlɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /lɑːlɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /lɒːlɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /lɔlɔ/

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic; compare English lullaby, lull.

Noun

لالا • (lâlâ)

(childish) sleep

Interjection

لالا • (lâlâ)

Used to hush a baby to sleep.

Etymology 2

A nursery word probably originally referring to brothers; compare Baluchi ‎ (lálá, “brother”), Pashto لالا‎ (lālā, term used to address an elder brother).

Noun

لالا • (lâlâ)

(archaic) tutor; especially, tutor of royal princes or other noble children
(colloquial Dari) elder brother

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: lələ
→ Hindustani: lālā
Urdu: لالا‎
→ Ottoman Turkish: لالا‎ (lâlâ)
- Turkish: lala
→ Ushojo: لالا

Ushojo

Etymology

From Dari ‎ (lālā).

Noun

لالا (lālā)

older brother, elder brother

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