algara

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Arabic الْغَارَة (al-ḡāra), but the semantic differences are hard to justify.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alɡaɾa/, [al.ɣ̞a.ɾa]

Noun[edit]

algara inan

  1. guffaw, laughter

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ algara” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
  2. ^ algara” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading[edit]

  • "algara" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • algara” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus