rayar

== Old Occitan == === Alternative forms === rajar === Etymology === From Latin radiāre. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French raier. === Verb === rayar (usually of the Sun) to shine; to emit light ==== Related terms ==== rai (noun) === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “radiāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 15 (lists Old Occitan as raiar) == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin radiāre. Equivalent to rayo +‎ -ar. Doublet of radiar. Cognate with English radiate. (drive crazy): Of when a phonograph record (or a compact disc) got scratched (broken record) and repeats the same fragment over and over again. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ra‧yar Homophone: (ll-y neutralization) rallar === Verb === rayar (first-person singular present rayo, first-person singular preterite rayé, past participle rayado) to scratch, gouge Synonym: rascar to line, mark to verge (on) (reflexive, colloquial) to drive crazy, to go crazy, to freak out (to annoy or irritate, cause someone to become insane) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === raer rasguñar === Further reading === “rayar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025