falha
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfa.ʎɐ/
- Rhymes: -aʎɐ
- Hyphenation: fa‧lha
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French faille, from Vulgar Latin *fallia.[1][2]
Noun
falha f (plural falhas)
- a flaw
- (geology) a fault
Verb
falha
- inflection of falhar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- “falha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “falha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Thao
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *baʀah (“ember; glowing coal”).
Noun
falha
- charcoal
- sa falha ya muqtha putuan apuy, muqtha thithu mimbarumbun shunara.
- If the black charcoal is put into the fire again, it will burn fiercely again.