laiar

Galician

Perhaps from lais (“song”); the semantic evolution would be "to sing", then "to sing (a sad song)", then "to mourn, to complain".^[1]

laiar (first-person singular present laio, first-person singular preterite laiei, past participle laiado)

Conjugation of laiar

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

↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. lay.

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