Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: fa‧lha

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French faille, from Vulgar Latin *fallia.[1][2]

Noun

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falha f (plural falhas)

  1. a flaw
  2. (geology) a fault

Etymology 2

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Verb

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falha

  1. inflection of falhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ falha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ falha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Thao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *baʀah (ember; glowing coal).

Noun

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falha

  1. 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.