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

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