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rais

See also: raís, raïs, Räis, and Rais

English

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Noun

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rais (plural raises)

  1. Alternative form of reis (“holder of military rank”)

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Catalan

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Noun

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rais

  1. plural of rai

Chuukese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rice.

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rais

  1. rice

French

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Noun

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rais m

  1. plural of rai

Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese raiz. Cognate with Kabuverdianu raìs.

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rais

  1. root

Italian

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Etymology

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From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “leader, chief, head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raˈis/, (traditional) /ˈra.is/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -is, (traditional) -ais
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ìs, (traditional) rà‧is

Noun

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rais m (invariable)

  1. (historical) captain (of a ship) [c. 16th century]
  2. a leader or head of state in an Arab society; reis
  3. (by extension, colloquial) a person in charge (chiefly male); boss, leader, supervisor
    Synonyms: capo, padrone
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References

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  1. ^ rais in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ rais in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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Middle English

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Verb

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rais

  1. Alternative form of reysen (“to raise”)

Mokilese

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Noun

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rais

  1. rice

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English rice.

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rais

  1. rice

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.

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rais

  1. root

Pohnpeian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rice.

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rais

  1. rice

Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).[1]

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Noun

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rais (ma class, plural marais)

  1. president (the head of state of a republic)
    • 2019 July 14, “Barua mpya iliyovuja yadai Trump amevunja mkataba wa nyukilia 'ili kumkera Obama'”, in BBC News Swahili‎[2]:
      Gazeti la Mail on Sunday linaripoti kuwa Sir Kim alimwandikia Bw Johnson akimuelezea kuwa rais Trump kutoka chama cha Republican anavunja mkataba huo kwa sababu za "utashi binafsi" - kwa sababu makubaliano hayo yalifikiwa na mtangulizi wake kutoka chama cha Democrat, Barack Obama.
      Mail on Sunday reports that Sir Kim wrote to Mr Johnson explaining that President Trump from the Republican Party was breaking the agreement for "personality reasons" - because the agreement was reached by his predecessor from the Democratic Party, Barack Obama.

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  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎[1], volume 10, number 1, page 2 of 1-10: “Finally, modern engagement with the wider Islamic world has inspired Swahili lexicographers to coin words based on Modern Standard Arabic, like thaura ‘revolution’ or rais ‘president’”

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English rice.

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rais

  1. rice

Uzbek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).

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rais (plural raislar)

  1. chairman
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