plah

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *plaska, metathesized from Proto-Indo-European *pel-sḱo-, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“covering, hide”) (compare Lithuanian palà (“linen kerchief”), Ancient Greek ἐρυσίπελας (erusípelas, “erysipelas”), German Fell (“fur, pelt”)).

Verb

plah (first-person singular past tense plaha, participle plahë)

  1. to cover, cover up
    Synonym: mbuloj
  2. to cover the face, veil

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *polxъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plâːx/

Adjective

plȃh (definite plȃhī, comparative plahiji, Cyrillic spelling пла̑х)

  1. chicken-hearted
  2. (archaic, language of literature) vehement, impetuous, wild, hasty

Declension

References

  • “plah” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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