paia

Tok Pisin

noun
Definitions
  • fire; flame
  • anger
  • lightning

Etymology

Derived from English fire (shoot) derived from Middle English fier derived from Old English fȳr (fire) derived from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (fire, bonfire).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*péh₂wr̥

Gloss

fire, bonfire

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
☀️ 🌋 🌞 🐉 🐲 🔥 🕯️ 🚒 🧯

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