‖lala, verb intransitive
- Origin:
- IsiXhosa, isiZuluShow more IsiXhosa and isiZulu, lie down, rest, sleep, spend the night.
To sleep; to lie down; to rest; cf. doedoe. Occasionally in the phrase lala kahle/-ɡaːɬe/ [see gashle], sleep well.
- Note:
- Used especially when speaking (or singing) to children.
1902 F.C. Slater Sel. Poems (1947) 78Then lala, lala, my little son, You’ll soon be a man of might. [Source Note: Sleep.]
1991 M.L. McCaffery Informant, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalLala. Sleep.
To sleep; to lie down; to rest;
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