plais

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

plais

1. inflection of plaire:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• pilas
• plias

Middle English

Noun

plais

1. alternative form of playce

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• plays — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from English pliers, but with an older spelling of diphthongs on loanwords. Compare Cebuano playis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈplajs/ [ˈplaɪ̯s], /ˈplaʔis/ [ˈplaː.ʔɪs]
• Rhymes: -ajs, -aʔis
• Syllabification: plais, pla‧is

Noun

plais (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔ or ᜉ᜔ᜎᜁᜐ᜔)

1. pliers

   Synonyms: alikate, sagam, bokay-pato, liyabe

See also

• kalakati

Further reading

• “plais”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “plais”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• lapis, pasil, Pasil, lipas

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English pliers.

Noun

plais

1. pliers