paalu

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • stake, pole long and slender piece of wood or other material, often pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay
  • pile large stake, driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, etc.
  • (historical) the stake upright piece of timber to which a person condemned to death by burning alive was affixed
  • (heraldry) pale
  • (slang) money

Etymology

Derived from Latin pālus (stake, prop, pale, post, pole, stay).

Origin

Latin

pālus

Gloss

stake, prop, pale, post, pole, stay

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

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