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Adjectival Verbs
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'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./v. burnt
焦げた
'pala
v. go bad, rot
腐る
adj./v. rotten
腐った
pālagi volume_up
adj./v. 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./v. 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.
pāleka
adj./v. [N] dirty, filthy
[北] 汚い,不潔な
pālekaleka
adj./v. dirty, filthy
汚い,不潔な
pālevaleva
adj./v. recent past
ここ最近の
See also: kālevaleva.
palipali
n. 1. [N] mud
1. [北] 泥
adj./v. 2. [N] muddy
2. [北] 泥の,泥だらけの
See also: pela, pelapelā.
[参] pela, pelapelā.
pā'mafa
adj./v. [N] heavy, very heavy
[北] 重たい,とても重たい
See also: 'mafa.
[参]'mafa.
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