gala
/ˈɡɑːlə/US/ˈɡælə/
gala adjective: celebratory; festive.
Adjective
gala (not comparable)
Noun (1)
gala (plural galas)
Noun (2)
gala (plural gala or galas)
- A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
- (6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ḫarimtu-women.
(7) The gala is sometimes mentioned in the same context with other functionaries […]2008, Uri Gabbay, The Akkadian word for "third gender" / the kalû (gala) once again, in Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Held at the Oriental Institute of the...
- (6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ḫarimtu-women.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Gala
Gala
- Galashiels, a town in Scotland.
Noun (3) capitalized: Gala
Gala (plural Galas)
- A type of apple, a cross-pollination between Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Gala
Gala
- Galatasaray S.K. (a Turkish sports club best known for its football team)
gala meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gala in Hindi
- गाला
gala in Tamil
- கொண்டாட்டம், மகிழ்வு
gala in Marathi
- गाला
gala in Urdu
- جشن, تہوار
More languagesFewer languages
- gala in Bengali
- উৎসব
- gala in Telugu
- గాలా
- gala in Malayalam
- മോടി, ഉത്സവം, ഉത്സവകാലം, ഘോഷം
- gala in Kannada
- ಹಬ್ಬ
- gala in Punjabi
- ਗਾਲਾ
- gala in Gujarati
- ગાલા
- gala in Odia
- ଗାଲା
- gala in Nepali
- गाला
Examples of gala in a sentence
- He arrived at the gala, dressed to the nines in his top hat and tails.
- The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
- They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding.
Forms of gala
| plural | galas |
|---|---|
| plural | gala |
| plural | Galas |
Origin of gala
From French gala, or directly from that word's etymon, which is either Italian gala, or Spanish gala, both meaning "festive occasion", and derived from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). (The French word likely kept the final -a to avoid homophony with gale (“scabies”).) Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒍑𒆪 (gala), related to Akkadian 𒍑𒆪 (kalû). A connection to the similar Phrygian and Roman priests of Cybele called gallae or galli has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.
Clipping of Galashiels.
Words formed from gala
Phrases with gala
Words that rhyme with gala
Questions about gala
- What does gala mean?
- Gala means celebratory; festive.
- What is gala in Hindi?
- Gala in Hindi is गाला. See Gala meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gala?
- Gala can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gala?
- Gala is pronounced /ˈɡɑːlə/ (UK).
Words near gala in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gala (page history and authors); Gala (page history and authors); gala (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gala (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gala (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gala (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gala (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gala (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gala (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gala (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gala (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gala (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gala (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gala (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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