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English
Noun
piaie (plural piaies)
- Alternative form of piai (“shaman among the indigenous peoples of Guyana”)
Champenois
Etymology
Inherited from Old French plaie, from Latin plāga. Cognate with French plaie, Bourguignon pliâ, Walloon plåye, Franco-Provençal pllaye and Occitan plaga.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pjɛ/
Noun
piaie f (plural piaies)
- (Troyen) open wound
- scourge
References
- Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
- Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887