raai

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch raden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑːi/
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Verb

raai (present raai, present participle raaiende, past participle geraai)

  1. to guess

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

raai

  1. (transitive) to guard carefully

Conjugation

Conjugation of raai
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toraai foraai miraai
2nd noraai niraai
3rd Masculine oraai iraai, yoraai
Feminine moraai
Neuter iraai
- archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh