alsa

See also: Alsa and ALSA

Afar

Etymology

Cognates include Saho alsa (“moon, month”), alsä (“moonlight”).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈalsa/ [ˈʔʌlsʌ]
  • Hyphenation: al‧sa

Noun

álsa m (plural alsitté f or aloosá f)

  1. month
Declension
        Declension of álsa      
absolutive álsa
predicative álsa
subjective alsí
genitive alsí
  Postpositioned forms
l-case álsal
k-case álsak
t-case álsat
h-case álsah

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /alˈsa/ [ʔʌlˈsʌ]
  • Hyphenation: al‧sa

Noun

Alsa (2).

alsá f (plural alsoosí f or alsáli m)

  1. moon
Declension
        Declension of alsá      
absolutive alsá
predicative alsá
subjective alsá
genitive alsá
  Postpositioned forms
l-case alsál
k-case alsák
t-case alsát
h-case alsáh

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 39
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004), Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 39

Asturian

Etymology

From ALSA (a bus company). The company name is an acronym of Automóviles Luarca, S.A..

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalsa/ [ˈal.sa]
  • Rhymes: -alsa
  • Syllabification: al‧sa

Noun

alsa m (plural alses)

  1. (colloquial) bus
    Synonyms: llinia, autobús
    • 1991, José Horacio Serrano, Como tu quieras:
      en cuantes baxabes del alsa entrábate la fame
      the moment you step off the bus, hunger kicked in

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
Proto-Italic *altos
Latin altus
Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.
Latin -iō
Vulgar Latin *altiāre
Spanish alzarbor.
Cebuano alsa

    Borrowed from Spanish alzar.

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: al‧sa
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔalsa/ [ˈʔal̪.s̪a]

    Verb

    alsa

    1. to carry; to lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting
      Synonyms: kaba, kalib-ay, sagakay

    Synonyms

    • (to carry by hand): bitbit
    • (to carry someone on the back): ba, baba
    • (to carry by tucking under one's arm): sip-it
    • (to carry over one's shoulder): pas-an
    • (to carry together): bayong, yayong
    • (to carry with one's arms): kugos
    • (to carry on one’s head): lukdo
    • (to carry on one's shoulders): sung-ay
    • (to carry with one's mouth): paak

    Central Bikol

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
    Proto-Italic *altos
    Latin altus
    Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.
    Latin -iō
    Vulgar Latin *altiāre
    Spanish alzardeverb.
    Spanish alzabor.
    Central Bikol alsa

      Borrowed from Spanish alza (“raise”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ʔalˈsa/ [ʔal̪ˈsa]
      • Hyphenation: al‧sa

      Verb

      alsá (plural aralsa, Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐ)

      1. to raise; lift; hoist
        Synonyms: buhat, tuon

      Derived terms

      Old Frisian

      Etymology

      From Proto-West Germanic *allswā

      Conjunction

      alsa

      1. so
      2. also
      3. as

      Spanish

      Etymology

      From ALSA (a bus company). The company name is an acronym of Automóviles Luarca, S.A..

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈalsa/ [ˈal.sa]
      • Rhymes: -alsa
      • Syllabification: al‧sa

      Noun

      alsa m (plural alsas)

      1. (Asturias, Cantabria, León) bus
        Cogimos el alsa para ir a Gijón.
        We took the bus to Gijón.

      Tagalog

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
      Proto-Indo-European *-tós
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
      Proto-Italic *altos
      Latin altus
      Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.
      Latin -iō
      Vulgar Latin *altiāre
      Spanish alzarbor.
      Tagalog alsa

        Borrowed from Spanish alzar, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, from Latin altus + -iō.

        Pronunciation

        • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈsa/ [ʔɐlˈsa]
        • Rhymes: -a
        • Syllabification: al‧sa

        Noun

        alsá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐ)

        1. rising (as of dough)
        2. raising; lifting
        3. uprising; revolt; rebellion
          Synonyms: rebelyon, himagsik, alsamyento
        4. strong or violent protest
        5. tantrums (of children, babies, etc.)
        6. act of cutting a deck of cards
        7. appearance on the surface of one's skin (of rashes, etc.)

        Derived terms

        Further reading

        • “alsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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