rayar

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• rajar

Etymology

From Latin radiāre, present active infinitive of radiō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French raier.

Verb

rayar

1. (usually of the Sun) to shine; to emit light

Related terms

• rai (noun)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “radiāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume
  , page 15 (lists Old Occitan as raiar)

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Spanish

Etymology

• From Latin radiāre, present active infinitive of radiō. Equivalent to rayo +‎ -ar. Doublet of radiar. Cognate with English radiate.
• (drive crazy): Of when a phonograph record (or a compact disc) was scratched and the same fragment was repeat itself.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /raˈʝaɾ/ [raˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /raˈʝaɾ/ [raˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /raˈʃaɾ/ [raˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /raˈʒaɾ/ [raˈʒaɾ]

• Homophone: rallar (Latin America)

Verb

1. to scratch
2. to line, mark
3. to verge (on)
4. (reflexive, colloquial) to drive crazy, to go crazy (to annoy or irritate, cause someone to become insane)

Synonyms

• (scratch): rascar

Related terms

• raya
• rayo
• subrayar

See also

• raer
• rasguñar