ala I. \ˈālə\noun (pluralalae \ˈāˌlē\) Etymology: Latin — more at aisle 1.: a wing < an insect ala > or a winglike process or part < the alae of the nose > < the lateral alae of a nematode worm > 2.: one of the two side petals in a papilionaceous corolla 3.: the membranous expansion found in some seeds 4.: the basal lobes in the leaves of mosses II. \ˈä(ˌ)lä\noun oralal\ˈäˌläl\ (-s) Etymology: Sumerian a-lal : a large ancient Sumerian drum