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pial

/ˈpaɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
pi-al
IPA
/ˈpaɪəl/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the pia or pia mater.

noun

A raised platform on which people sit, usually under the veranda, or on either side of the door of a house.

Indian usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia Proto-Oceanic *ʀabia Proto-Polynesian *pia Hawaiian piabor. English pia English -al English pial From pia + -al.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pials (plural) pyal (alternative)

Derived Forms

subpial

Questions

How do you pronounce pial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaɪəl/.
What does pial mean?
Of or pertaining to the pia or pia mater.
Where does pial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia Proto-Oceanic *ʀabia Proto-Polynesian *pia Hawaiian piabor. English pia English -al English pial From pia + -al.

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