galama

English

Noun

galama (uncountable)

  1. (Staten Island Italian American) Alternative form of galamah

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

    Declension of galama
    singular plural
    nominative galama galame
    genitive galame galama
    dative galami galamama
    accusative galamu galame
    vocative galamo galame
    locative galami galamama
    instrumental galamom galamama

    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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