Tala

High Valyrian

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtala/

Rhymes: -ala

Noun

tala (first declension lunar, plural tali)

1. daughter

   Embro tale ūndan.

   I saw the ocean's daughter.

   ... maghilloma Jaehaelor ñāqoso vējōñjo Dāero Oktiot, Valyrio ēlio talot Volantiot, sōvetas.

   ... Jaehaelor packed his bags and flew to the southeasternmost of the free cities, Valyria’s first daughter in Volantis.

2. female's sister's daughter, male's brother's daughter, parallel niece, niece

   Talus mandus ñuhus.

   My gentle niece.

   -Vaemond (House of the Dragon, Episode 107)

Inflection

	Singular	Plural	Paucal	Collective
Nominative	tala	tali	talun	talar
Accusative	tale	talī	taluni	talari
Genitive	talo	taloti	taluno	talaro
Dative	talot		talunta	talarta
Locative	talā		talunna	talarra
Instrumental	talosa	talossi	talussa	talarza
Comitative	taloma	talommi	talumma	talarma
Vocative	talus	talis	talussa	talarza

Related Terms

High Valyrian kinship terms

mumuña ♀

kepāzma ♂

muñāzma ♀

kekepa ♂

⬐muñar ⚥⬎

iāpa ♂ qȳbor ♂

muña ♀

muña ♀

kepa ♂

kepa ♂

velma ♀ ñāmar ♀

iāpanna ⚥ qȳbranna ⚥

mandia ♀ hāedar ♀

lēkia ♂ valonqar ♂

mandia ♀ hāedar ♀

nyke ⚥

idaña ⚥

lēkia ♂ valonqar ♂

mandia ♀ hāedar ♀

lēkia ♂ valonqar ♂

velmanna ⚥ ñābranna ⚥

tala ♀

trēsy ♂

mandianna ⚥ hāedranna ⚥

tala ♀

trēsy ♂

lēkianna ⚥ valonqranna ⚥

tala ♀

trēsy ♂

⬑riñar ⚥⬏

talanna ♀

trēsanna ♂

talanna ♀

trēsanna ♂

Legend:

♀

Female relation

Female referent

dubāzma ⚥

♂

Male relation

Male referent

dubys ⚥

⚥

Gender-neutral

Creation and Usage Notes

This was one of the words I coined in honor of my little sister Natalie. "Natalie" is a bit too long for a root, so I just used tal as the root. -David J. Peterson 15:59, 14 January 2020 (PST)

Ravkan

Etymology

From Old Ravkan *tal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtalə/

Orthographic Form

tala

Noun

tala f (nominative plural talai)

1. book

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tala	talai
Accusative	tale	tale
Partitive	tala		tale
Dative	talat	tales
Instrumental	talash	talesi

Derived Terms

• talka
• talost

 

Trigedasleng

Etymology

From English tattler.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtælə/

Rhymes: -ælə

Noun

tala

1. narc, informant