Mehala

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Mehala.

Proper noun

Mehala

  1. A neighbourhood of Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish محله (mahalle), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla). Doublet of mahala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈha.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Hyphenation: Me‧ha‧la

Proper noun

Mehala f

  1. a neighbourhood to the northwest of the historical core of Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

Derived terms

  • măhăleanț