velaí

Galician

Etymology

From ve (“see”) la (“her”) aí (“there”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [belaˈi]

Interjection

velaí

1. behold, voilà

   Synonyms: eis, velaquí

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “velahí”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “velaí”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “velaí”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN