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pay

Hevok
Mane (Îngilîzî)

Têgeh

miz

destheq

مهعاش

Pircarînî

A1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/peɪ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English payen, from Old French paiier (“pay”), from Medieval Latin pācāre (“to settle, satisfy”) from Latin pācāre (“to pacify”). In this sense, displaced native Old English ġield (“pay”) and ġieldan (“to pay”), whence Modern English yield.

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