vaira

Galician

Etymology

The word is attested in local medieval Latin documents as abanaria and apanaria; perhaps from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”) + Latin suffix -aria, though a intermediate form *avaẽyra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbajɾa̝/

Noun

vaira f (plural vairas)

Synonyms

(still water): relanzo, remanso
(reservoir): encoro, presa

References

“vaira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“vaira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“vaira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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