coala

See also: cóála

English

Noun

coala (plural coalas)

  1. Obsolete form of koala.
    • 1894, The English Illustrated Magazine, volume 11, page 985:
      The funniest sound I ever heard uttered by an animal was by a "native bear," as they call the coala in Australia.

Asturian

Noun

coala m (plural coales)

  1. koala (a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

coala m (plural coales)

  1. koala

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈa.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈa.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈa.lɐ/, /ˈkwa.lɐ/

  • Rhymes: -alɐ
  • Hyphenation: co‧a‧la

Noun

coala m (plural coalas)

  1. koala

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈala/ [koˈa.la]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: co‧a‧la

Noun

coala m (plural coalas)

  1. alternative spelling of koala

Welsh

Etymology

From English koala.

Noun

coala m (plural coalas)

  1. koala

Mutation

Mutated forms of coala
radical soft nasal aspirate
coala goala nghoala choala

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coala”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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