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paiē volume_up
adj. lazy
怠惰な
pakā volume_up
adj. thin, skinny
細い,痩せている
See also: pakapakā, mānifi1, hao3.
pakapakā
adj. [N] thin, skinny
[北] 痩せている,細い
See also: pakā, mānifi1, hao3.
pakeke
adj. hard, inflexible
硬い,固い
See also: makeke, make'keke.
pakipaki
adj. brilliant, sparkling, glittering
鮮やかな,鮮明な,輝いている
'kena pakipaki: brilliant white.
'kena pakipaki:鮮やかな白.
'paku1
n. 1. burn (as noun)
1. やけど
v. 2. be burnt
2. やけどする
'paku2
v. be burnt
焼きすぎる,焦がす
adj. burnt
焦げた
'pala
v. go bad, rot
腐る
adj. rotten
腐った
pālagi volume_up
adj. 1. foreign, European
1. 外国の,西洋の,欧米の
n. 2. foreign people (especially European)
2. 外国人,ヨーロッパ系白人
Used both as an adjective and as a noun. In a narrow sense, it may refer to European Caucasians and Western products or things, and in a broader sense, it may refer to foreigners and foreign things in general. It may have a so-called "gaijin" nuance.
狭義にヨーロッパ系白人や欧米の物を指す場合もあれば,広義に外国人,外国の物全般を指すこともある.いわゆる「ガイジン」というようなニュアンスをもつこともある.
pale2
v. tilt, lean, lean against
寄りかかる,傾く
adj. leaning, leaning against
寄りかかっている,傾いている
A te lakau ko pale. The tree is leaning.
A te lakau ko pale. その木は傾いている.
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