палахлівы

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *polxъ (whence Russian поло́х (polóx, fear, fright)) + -лі́вы (-lívy). Cognate with Ukrainian полохли́вий (poloxlývyj).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paɫaˈxlʲivɨ]
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Adjective

палахлі́вы • (palaxlívy)

  1. timid, fearful
    Synonyms: пужлі́вы (pužlívy), страшлі́вы (strašlívy), бая́зны (bajázny), нясме́лы (njasmjély)

Declension

Derived terms

  • палахлі́васць (palaxlívascʹ)

References

  • палахлівы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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