payares

Asturian

Etymology

May come from Payares, a parish and town in the muncipality of Lena, by the Cantabrian Mountains, referring to the warm wind that enters Asturias from the south in Fall. Alternatively from paya (“straw”), since it's the month when einkorn is planted.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈʝaɾes/ [paˈʝa.ɾes]
• Rhymes: -aɾes
• Syllabification: pa‧ya‧res

Noun

payares m (plural payares)

1. (Central and Eastern Asturias) November

   Synonym: noviembre

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

• xineru
• febreru
• marzu
• abril
• mayu
• xunu
• xunetu
• agostu
• setiembre
• ochobre
• payares
• avientu

Further reading

• “payares”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “payares”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN