pailán

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

• "pailan" in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pailán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pailán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN