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ROMANIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

păli.

to burn

4 characters2 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

verb/pə.ˈli/
  1. to burn

  2. to wither, grow dim, fade

  3. to hit, strike

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic палити (paliti), from Proto-Slavic *paliti. Compare Serbo-Croatian paliti. Also found in Aromanian as pãlescu, probably indicating an early borrowing.

verb/pə.ˈli/
  1. to grow pale, pallid

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French pâlir.

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