name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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pala
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UK: /ˈpeɪlə/
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UK: /ˈpɑːlə/
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rhymes with -ɑːlə
name
Meaning 2
A town in Chad; the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest.
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noun
Meaning 3
A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding.
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noun
Meaning 4
An Odisha art form consisting of Puranic texts expressed through music and dance.
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Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Pala, a topographic surname for someone who lived near an upland meadow. * Borrowed from Catalan Palà, a habitational surname from a town near Barcelona; also from pala (“shovel”). * Borrowed from Polish Pala, from a vernacular name of the given name Pawel, Polish form of the name Paul. * Borrowed from Czech Pála, a nickname for an obstinate person, from Moravian dialect pała (“head”). * Borrowed from Turkish Pala, from pala (“scimitar”), from Italian pala (“shovel”). * Borrowed from Hindi पाला (pālā).
From Latin pāla. Doublet of peel.