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語源 1

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”).

発音

• 韻: -ɑːlə, -ælə, -eɪlə
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɡɑːlə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈɡælə/, /ˈɡeɪlə/, /ˈɡɑlə/
• (Canada) IPA: /ˈɡælə/
• (Northumbria) IPA: /ˈɡeɪlə/

形容詞

gala (not comparable)

1. Celebratory; festive.

名詞

gala (plural galas)

1. (uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.
2. A competition

   a swimming gala

3. (countable) A showy and festive party.
4. A red-skinned variety of eating apple.

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語源 2

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.

名詞

gala (plural gala or galas)

1. (historical) A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
   • 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 University of Chicago, July 18-22, 2005 (edited by Robert D. Biggs, Jennie Myers, Martha Tobi Roth), page 50:

     (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 [...]

参考

• galla

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アナグラム

• Gaal, agal, alga