galama

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغلامه (ağlama, cry, weep, lament).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡalǎːma/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la‧ma

Noun

galáma f (Cyrillic spelling гала́ма)

  1. fuss, buzz, noise (of human voices)

Declension

Uneapa

Etymology

From earlier *galam. Cognate with Muduapa gala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡalama/

Verb

galama

  1. to work

Further reading

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 366
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