Belarusian

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Etymology 1

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From палі́ць (palícʹ, to burn) +‎ -іва (-iva), a calque of German Brennstoff. Compare Polish paliwo and Ukrainian па́ливо (pályvo).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpalʲiva]
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  • Rhymes: -alʲiva

Noun

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па́ліва (pálivan inan (genitive па́ліва, uncountable)

  1. fuel
    Synonym: гару́чае (harúčaje)
    • 2019, Сяргей Егарэйчанка, Дэманы доктара Глінскага[1], Litres, →ISBN:
      Аснова яго працы – вадародная плазма. Гэта практычна невычэрпная і абсалютна бясплатная крыніца энергіі, якой кожная краіна свету валодае ў лішку. Так, тут ёсць свае нюансы і лепш вам іх растлумачаць вашы ж спецыялісты, аднак паліва будзе каштаваць непрыстойна мала.
      Asnóva jahó pracy – vadaródnaja plazma. Heta praktyčna njevyčerpnaja i absaljutna bjasplatnaja krynica enjerhii, jakój kóžnaja kraina svjetu valódaje ŭ lišku. Tak, tut joscʹ svaje njuansy i ljepš vam ix rastlumačacʹ vašy ž spjecyjalisty, adnak paliva budzje kaštavacʹ njeprystójna mala.
      The principle of its operation is hydrogen plasma. It is an almost inexhaustible and absolutely free source of energy, which every country in the world has in excess. Yes, there are nuances here and it is better to have them explained to you by your own specialists, but the fuel will cost obscenely little.
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Etymology 2

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Deverbal from паліва́ць (palivácʹ, to pour; to water), one of the imperfective forms of палі́ць (palícʹ, to pour). Compare Russian поли́ва (políva) and Ukrainian поли́ва (polýva).

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палі́ва (palívaf inan (genitive палі́вы, uncountable)

  1. (ceramics) glaze
    Synonym: глазу́ра (hlazúra)
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References

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  • паліва” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • паліва”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)