rayon

English

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Etymology

From French rayon.

Noun

rayon (countable and uncountable; plural rayons)

1. Alternative spelling of raion.
2. A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
3. (obsolete) A ray or beam.

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

rayon

1. region, rayon (second level subdivision unit in Ukraine, Russia and other ex-USSR countries).

Declension

    declension of rayon

nominative	rayon
genitive	rayonnıñ
dative	rayonğa
accusative	rayonnı
locative	rayonda
ablative	rayondan

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʁɛ.jɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /RE.jO~/

Etymology 1

From rai +‎ -on.

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

1. (geometry) radius
2. ray, beam (of light etc.)
3. spoke (of wheel)

Etymology 2

Old French ree, from Frankish *hrāta (“honeycomb”).

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

1. comb (of honey)
2. shelf
3. department (of department store), section (of shop)

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Jèrriais

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

1. rayon

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Middle French

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

1. ray, beam (of light etc.)
2. spoke (of wheel)