Belarusian

Proper noun

Ала • ‎(Ala) f anim

1. A female given name.

Derived terms

• Аля ‎(Alja)
• Алюня ‎(Aljunja)
• Алюся ‎(Aljusja)

Abkhaz

Noun

а-ла́ • ‎(ā-lā́)

1. dog

Etymology 2

Noun

а́-ла • ‎(ā́-lā)

1. eye (organ of sight)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɫa/

Noun

ала • ‎(ala) f

1. dragon

Inflection

Synonyms

• аждер ‎(ažder)
• змеј ‎(zmej)

Moksha

Etymology

Perhaps by error EES lists Moksha ал ‎(al, “egg”) as a cognate of Estonian ala. Compare, however, Estonian alus ‎(“foundation”), Livonian alā ‎(“down; under”), alli ‎(“foundation; underside”), among others. Veršinin, however, lists “the lower part of something” as an alternative sense for the word ал ‎(al) in both Mordvinic languages. He speculates that the “egg” sense is secondary to the “underside” sense (as eggs are found under birds), a possible taboo replacement, as collecting eggs in the spring was very important in historic times.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑlɑ/

Postposition

ала • ‎(ala)

1. under
   • O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, ISBN 5 7595 0965 9, page 135

     кудть ала‎

     kudtʹ ala

     under the house

Usage notes

This postposition is used with genitive.

References

1. ↑ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mordovskix (erzjanskovo i mokšanskovo) jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 12

Russian

Pronunciation

• ала́: IPA^(key): [ɐˈla]
• а́ла: IPA^(key): [ˈalə]

Adjective

ала́ or а́ла • ‎(alá or ála)

1. short feminine singular of а́лый ‎(ályj)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ала f ‎(Latin spelling ala)

1. dragon
2. type of mythical creature similar to dragon

Related terms

• аждаха
• змај