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lalo

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English

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Etymology

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Noun

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lalo (uncountable)

  1. baobab leaf powder, used to make soups in Western Africa.

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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lalo

  1. jute or amaranth leaves, sometimes okra pods
  2. a stew similar to callaloo or gumbo made from the above
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callaloo, calalú, lalo

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /láː.lòː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [láː.lòː]

Noun

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lālṑ m (possessed form lālòn)

  1. jute

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  • Paul Newman (2007), A Hausa-English Dictionary, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 139

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *lalo, from Proto-Oceanic *lalo-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm. Compare with Māori raro, Tagalog lalim and Malagasy lalina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈla.lo/, [ˈlɐ.lo]
  • Hyphenation: la‧lo

Noun

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lalo

  1. depth
  2. lowness

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lalo

  1. low
  2. downward

Preposition

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lalo

  1. below
  2. under

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References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “lalo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN

Makasar

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *lalo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lalu (“more intensive, even more, moreso; surplus; to worsen”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlalo/, [ˈla.lɔ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧lo

Adjective

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lalo (Lontara spelling ᨒᨒᨚ or 𑻮𑻲𑻶)

  1. passed; elapsed; expired
    Lalomi wattunna
    The time for it has passed.
    Lanri lalonamo janjingku riAnu
    Because the time I agreed upon with N.N. has already elapsed.
  2. past childbearing age (of a woman)
  3. completely out of concentration; distracted (during games such as football or card playing)
    Lalomi ripurusanna ― He is past being caressed / he is no longer caressed.
    Lalomi ― He is completely out of concentration (in a game).
  4. ordinary; common; usual; not special
  5. permitted; free to do as one wishes
    Tena nulalo anngallei
    You are not permitted to take it.
    Laloi tea patanna anngallei
    The owner of the goods is permitted to refuse to take it back (old legal text).

Particle

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lalo (Lontara spelling ᨒᨒᨚ or 𑻮𑻲𑻶)

  1. may; would that (expressing optative wishes)
    Kipammopporallaloaʼ
    May you please forgive me.
  2. resembling; just like; appearing as
    Golla lalona ― It is just as sweet as sugar.
    Maregeʼ lalona ― He looks just like a Maregeʼ.

Verb

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lalo (Lontara spelling ᨒᨒᨚ or 𑻮𑻲𑻶, semi-transitive allalo, passive nilalo)

  1. (transitive) to pass; to go through; to pass by
    Nalaloi ballakku ― He passes by my house.
    Allalo tamanrapiʼ ― Passed by but did not reach it.

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Further reading

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  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 360-361

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈla.lɔ/
  • Rhymes: -alɔ
  • Syllabification: la‧lo

Noun

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lalo f

  1. vocative singular of lala

Sambali

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Noun

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lalò

  1. interior

Spanish

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lalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lalar

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laluq (“more (intensive), even more, moreso; surplus”). Compare Ibino laloh.

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    lalò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜓ)

    1. more; surpassingly; much; to a greater degree
      Synonym: higit
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    lalò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜓ)

    1. surpassing; exceeding
      Synonyms: lampas, daig, higit

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    lalô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜓ) (dialectal, Quezon)

    1. dried up and decayed under a shade
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    Further reading

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    • “lalo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
    • “lalo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 214

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