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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

raiar.

to light up; to illuminate; to shine

5 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/raˈjaɾ/
  1. to light up; to illuminate; to shine

  2. to dawn; to break the day

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese rayar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from raio (“ray”) + -ar, perhaps corresponding to Latin radiō, radiāre, and thus a doublet of radiar. Compare Spanish rayar, Italian raggiare.

verb/raˈjaɾ/
  1. to draw lines or grooves

    transitive
  2. to border

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Galician raia Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Galician -ar Galician raiar From raia (“scratch”) + -ar.

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