pias

See also: PIAs, piás, and pías

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French paillasse, from Italian pagliaccio, from Latin palea. Doublet of paljas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɑs/, /ˈpi.ɑs/

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• Hyphenation: pi‧as
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

pias m (plural piassen, diminutive piasje n)

1. (Netherlands) fool, clown

   Synonyms: clown, dwaas, hansworst, paljas, zot

Galician

Verb

pias

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present indicative of piar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpias/ [ˈpi.as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: pi‧as

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ڤياس (pias, “strip”).

Noun

pias (plural pias-pias)

1. strip (of cloth/sail/land); pieces of a pandanus mat sewn together into a sail.
2. drip, splash
3. line
4. margin

Derived terms

• pias atas
• pias tekanan tinggi subtropik
• pias tengah
• pias termal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

Adjective

pias

1. pale

Further reading

• “pias” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Adjective

piās

1. accusative feminine plural of pius

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Adjective

pias f pl

1. feminine plural of pio

Etymology 2

Verb

pias

1. second-person singular present indicative of piar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjas/ [ˈpjas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: pias

Verb

pias

1. second-person singular voseo present indicative of piar

Sundanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈas/, /pi.ˈjas/
• Hyphenation: pi‧as

Adjective

pias

1. pale, pallid

   Synonyms: pucat, sepa