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pahali

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See also: pahalı

Central Bikol

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Etymology

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From pa- +‎ hali.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈhaliʔ/ [paˈha.l̪iʔ]
  • IPA(key): /paˈʔaliʔ/ [paˈʔa.l̪iʔ] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ha‧li

Noun

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pahalì

  1. dismissal, firing someone from work
  2. eviction, act of sending away someone
    Synonym: palayas

Derived terms

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Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From pa- merged with the older form mahali, in turn from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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pahali class XVI (no plural)

  1. place (location, position)

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 80 Nr. 695
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