povru
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Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sicilian pòviru and/or Italian povero, both from Latin pauper.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
povru (feminine singular povra, plural povri)
- (rare) poor (of little financial means)
- (figurative, prepositioned) poor (inspring pity)
- Synonym: miskin
- Dan il-povru raġel tilef lil martu u ibnu.
- This poor man has lost his wife and son.
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