"alula" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæljuːlə/ Audio: En-us-alula.ogg [General-American] Forms: alulae [plural], alulas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin ala Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ulabor. English -ula English alula From Latin ala (“wing”) + English -ula. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|la:ala<t:wing>|-ula|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin ala Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ulabor. English -ula English alula [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "drive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂eǵ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂eḱs-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*aksis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "axis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "*axla", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ala", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ula", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "alula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="alula"> From Latin ala (“wing”) + English -ula. Head templates: {{en-noun|alulae|s}} alula (plural alulae or alulas)
  1. (ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. Synonyms: bastard wing Derived forms: alular
    Sense id: en-alula-en-noun-bGV8TytY Categories (other): Ornithology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ula, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 14 25 18 27 3 3 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: alulas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻŌlulu. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|haw:ʻŌlulu|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Hawaiian", "term" : "ʻŌlulu", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "haw" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "alula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="alula"> Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻŌlulu. Head templates: {{en-noun}} alula (plural alulas)
  1. A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid. Synonyms: vulcan palm, cabbage on a stick, Brighamia insignis, B. insignis, insignis Hypernyms: Brighamia, lobelioid, Hawaiian lobelioid
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈæljuːlə/"
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      "word": "bastard wing"
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    {
      "word": "vulcan palm"
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      "word": "cabbage on a stick"
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