Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Formally from Proto-Slavic *palavъ (igniting), with semantic shift igniting → energetic → playful. Morphologically equivalent to па́ля (pálja, to ignite) +‎ -ав (-av).

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Adjective edit

па́лав (pálav) (abstract noun па́лавост)

  1. playful, restless (for children)

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References edit

  • палав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • палав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpaɫaf]
  • Hyphenation: па‧лав

Adjective edit

палав (palav) (comparative попалав, superlative најпалав, abstract noun палавост or палавштина)

  1. playful, restless, fidgety (primarily used to describe children and animals)
  2. (folk poetic) crazy, mindless

Declension edit

References edit

  • палав” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Tajik edit

 
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Noun edit

Dari پلو
Iranian Persian
Tajik палав

палав (palav)

  1. pilaf (a dish of boiled rice then steamed with other ingredients)

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