palaa

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to burn
  • (intransitive) to shine, emit light
  • (colloquial) to smoke, used when offering a cigarette
  • (figurative) ~ halusta : to burn with desire
  • (intransitive) to be caught committing a crime
  • (intransitive) to be out
  • (intransitive) to blow, to burn out, to blow out

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *paladak inherited from Proto-Uralic *pala- (devour).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*pala-

Gloss

devour

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