Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *paladak, from Proto-Uralic *pala-.

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɑːˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Syllabification(key): pa‧laa
• Hyphenation(key): pa‧laa

Verb

palaa (intransitive).

1. to burn
   Tuli palaa uunissa.
   A fire is burning in the stove.
   Maito paloi pohjaan.
   The milk burned (into the bottom of a kettle, pot, etc).
2. (e.g. of a lamp) to shine, emit light
   Lamppu palaa.
   The lamp is turned on.
3. (colloquial) to smoke, used when offering a cigarette
   Palaako?
   Would you like to smoke?
4. to be caught committing a crime
5. (baseball, pesäpallo, dodgeball) to be out, strike out.
6. (of a lamp, fuse, etc.) to blow, to burn out, to blow out
   Lamppu paloi.
   The lamp has blown out. / The lamp is burned out.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɑː/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Syllabification(key): pa‧laa
• Hyphenation(key): pa‧laa

Noun

palaa

1. A piece, partitive singular of pala
   Kukaan ei ottanut viimeistä palaa.
   Nobody took the last piece.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɑː/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Syllabification(key): pa‧laa
• Hyphenation(key): pa‧laa

Verb

palaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of palaa (this is all the info this entry has, there is no link or definition of this entry)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɑː/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Syllabification(key): pa‧laa
• Hyphenation(key): pa‧laa

Verb

palaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of palata
   (intransitive) to return, come back, go back, get back [with illative or allative; or (with verbs) with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’]

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

+IPA(key): /ˈpɑlɑːˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝lɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
+Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
+Syllabification(key): pa‧laa
+Hyphenation(key): pa‧laa

Verb

palaa

1. present active indicative connegative of palata (to return, come back, go back, get back [with illative or allative; or (with verbs) with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’])
2. second-person singular present imperative of palata
3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of palata

lähde

One of the big mindfucks of learning the finnish language.

I really want to know what the palaa with no definition is...