Palyar

to fail; to malfunction; to give outverb

Alternative meanings

to fail; to malfunction; to give out; to stop working; to fail to fulfill; to make a failure

Pronunciation

pahl-YAHR

Root and affixes

Loanword from Spanish fallar, adapted as palyar or paliyar. Palya can mean failure or fault. Palyado can mean failed, broken down, or not working well.

Variants or conjugations

failure/fault; to fail; failed; malfunctioning/failed; failure

Related words and expressions

mistake; failure; damage; machine; plan

Meaning and usage notes

Use palyar for a plan, machine, system, or obligation failing. For making a mistake, sayop may be more precise. For failure as a noun, kapakyasan works better.