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English
Etymology 1
From Yapese raay.
Noun
rai (countable and uncountable, plural rai)
- stone money
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
rai (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of raï (“musical style”)
Etymology 3
Noun
rai (countable and uncountable, plural rai)
- A unit of area used in Thailand that is equal, in modern times, to 1,600 square metres (16 ares, 0.16 hectares, 0.3954 acres).
Anagrams
Aragonese
Etymology
Unknown. Also found in Catalan rai and Occitan rai, with the same usage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrai̯/
- Rhymes: -ai̯
- Syllabification: rai
Interjection
rai
- Exclamation to assent or agree, in accordance with something obvious, of recognition of the evidence or of the great ease of what is said or what was just said. This great ease can also derive into downplaying something.
- Si tu pagas, rai!! ― If you pay, then sure!
- Ixò rai! ― don't worry about that / that's of no importance! / We know that already!
- A vusatros rai!, que ixo no tos afecta! ― Of course that doesn't bother you! That doesn't affect you!
Usage notes
- It is a particle that it is always put after another word (noun, pronoun, infinitive, etc) to make a complete proposition without verb in form of exclamation indicating that a thing does not matter, is the evidence out of the case treated or that it is presupposed.
Atong (India)
Pronunciation
Noun
rai (Bengali script রায় or রাই)
- reed
References
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Old French rai, from Latin radius.
Noun
rai m (plural rais)
- ray
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Originally a Western Catalan dialectal form of raig.
Noun
rai m (plural rais)
- raft
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Unknown. Also found in Aragonese rai and Occitan rai, with the same usage.
Interjection
rai
- Exclamation to assent or agree, in accordance with something obvious, of recognition of the evidence or of the great ease of what is said or what was just said.
- Si tu pagues, rai!! ― If you pay, then sure!
- Això rai! ― don't worry about that / that's of no importance! / We know that already!
- Clar, a vosaltresrai!, si això no us afecta! ― Of course, that doesn't bother you! That doesn't affect you!
Usage notes
- It is a particle that it is always put after another word (noun, pronoun, infinitive, etc) to make a complete proposition without verb in form of exclamation indicating that a thing does not matter, is the evidence out of the case treated or that it is presupposed.
Further reading
Fijian
Noun
rai
- sight
Verb
rai
- to see
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French rai, inherited from Latin radius. Doublet of radius, a borrowing. Unrelated to raie.
Pronunciation
Noun
rai m (plural rais)
- ray, beam (of light etc.)
- Synonym: rayon
- spoke (of wheel)
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin radius.
Noun
rai m (plural rais)
- ray, beam
- spoke
- radius
Hausa
Etymology
Possibly cognate with Duwai r̃ùwà (“life”).
Pronunciation
Noun
râi m (plural rāyukā̀, possessed form râin)
- life
- spirit, mind
- hope, salvation
- prosperity
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan rai, from Latin radius. Doublet of raggio, razzo, and radio, the first two of which were inherited from Latin, while the last was borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: rài
Noun
rai m pl (plural only)
- (literary) rays
- (literary, figurative) looks
- (literary, figurative) eyes
Further reading
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
rai
- Rōmaji transcription of らい
- Rōmaji transcription of ライ
Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqih, compare Malay dahi and Kavalan zais.
Noun
rai (krama ngoko rai, krama inggil pasuryan)
- face
- Synonyms: dhapur, muka, rupa, wajah
References
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “rai”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Kavalan
Noun
rai
- mussel
Malay
Noun
rai
- rye
Maori
Noun
rai
- rye
Norman
Etymology
From Old French rai, from Latin radius (“spoke”).
Noun
rai m (plural rais)
- (Jersey, cycling, etc.) spoke
Old French
Etymology
From Latin rādius.
Noun
rai oblique singular, m (oblique plural rais, nominative singular rais, nominative plural rai)
- beam; ray (of light)
late 12th century, anonymous author, “La Folie de Tristan de Berne”, in Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 314, line 202:li rais sor sa face luisoit- the ray was shining on his face
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рай (raj), from Proto-Slavic *rajь, borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *raHíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *raHíš, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rai n (plural raiuri)
- eden
- paradise
Declension
See also
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin rēx, rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
Noun
rai m (plural rais)
- (Vallader) king
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English ride.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrai/
- Rhymes: -ai
- Syllabification: rai
Noun
rai m (uncountable)
- (colloquial, El Salvador, Mexico) ride, lift
- Synonyms: aventón, (Spain) vuelta en coche
No te preocupés: mi amiga me va a dar rai.- Don't worry: my friend's gonna give me a ride.
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy).
Noun
rai (n class, plural rai)
- opinion, view
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic .
Verb
-rai (infinitive kurai)
- to coax
Conjugation
Conjugation of -rai
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Positive present
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-narai
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Subjunctive
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-rai
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Negative
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-rai
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Imperative singular
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rai
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Singular
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rai
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Plural
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raini
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hurai
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirai
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurai
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -narai)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninarai/narai
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tunarai
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2nd person
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unarai
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mnarai
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarai
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wanarai
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -narai
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -rai)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sirai
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haturai
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2nd person
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hurai
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hamrai
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harai
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hawarai
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -rai
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarai
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarai
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rai)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nirai
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turai
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2nd person
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urai
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mrai
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arai
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warai
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -rai
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirai
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerai
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerai
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirai
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirai
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merai
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharai
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarai
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirai
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporai
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Consecutive
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karai / positive subject concord + -karai
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karai
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Etymology 3
Borrowed from Arabic .
Noun
rai (n class, plural rai)
- health
Tetum
Etymology
From *dari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀəq, compare Ilocano daga.
Noun
rai
- earth
- land
Veps
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian рай (raj).
Noun
rai
- paradise, heaven
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “рай”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Welsh
Pronunciation
Determiner
rai
- Soft mutation of rhai.
Mutation