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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalad.

ghala

1. fence with horizontal bars
   Synonym: tondo

ghala

1. to block, to obstruct
   Damangka ne hamai? Nokawue noghalae.
   Where do we go? It is all blocked up.

• kaghala

• poghala

• “ghala” in Webonary.org

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

ghala class V (plural maghala class VI)

1. pantry, storeroom, depot, warehouse

• ghala ya nafaka (“granary”)
• ghala ya silaha (“armoury”)