plah

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Acehnese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *belaq

Pronunciation

Verb

plah

  1. to split; to split into two

Derived terms

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *plaska or Proto-Albanian *plaksa, metathesized from Proto-Indo-European *pel-sḱo-, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (covering, hide) (compare Lithuanian palà (linen kerchief), Ancient Greek ἐρυσίπελας (erusípelas, erysipelas), German Fell (fur, pelt)).

Verb

plah (aorist plaha, participle plahë)

  1. to cover, cover up
    Synonym: mbuloj
  2. to cover the face, veil

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *polxъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

plȃh (Cyrillic spelling пла̑х, definite plȃhī, comparative plahiji)

  1. chicken-hearted
  2. (archaic, language of literature) vehement, impetuous, wild, hasty

Declension

References

  • plah”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024