paia

See also: paiâ and païa

Ese

Noun

paia

1. pocketknife

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Italian

Noun

paia f

1. plural of paio

Verb

paia

1. first-person second-person third-person singular present subjunctive of parere

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Portuguese

Etymology

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Adjective

1. (Brazil, Brasília, South Brazil, slang) boring, uninteresting, monotonous
2. (Brazil, Brasília, South Brazil, slang) of bad quality; inefficient

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, a regularised form of *fōr (“fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Noun

paia

1. fire; flame
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2. anger
3. lightning

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Verb

paia

1. To burn

Related terms

• paiawut