pailán

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Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from the personal name Paio, from Latin Pelagius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pajˈlaŋ/, /pɛjˈlao̯/

Noun

pailán m (plural pailáns, feminine pailana, feminine plural pailanas)

  1. a rustic, uneducated person
    Synonyms: badoco, paiolo, pailaroco

Derived terms

  • pailanada (“a shortsighted action or proposition”)
  • pailaroco (“rustic, simple person”)

Adjective

pailán (feminine pailana, masculine plural pailáns, feminine plural pailanas)

  1. rustic, uneducated, parochial

References

  1. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. pailán..
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “payo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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