different between racon vs rayon

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?k?n

Etymology

Blend of radar +? beacon

Noun

racon (plural racons)

1. A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal.

Anagrams

• Carno, Coran, Corna, acorn, acron, caron, coran, narco, narco-

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e??n/

Etymology 1

From French rayon.

Noun

rayon (countable and uncountable, plural rayons)

1. A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

rayon (plural rayons)

1. Alternative spelling of raion

Etymology 3

Noun

rayon (plural rayons)

1. (obsolete) A ray or beam.

Azerbaijani

Noun

rayon (definite accusative rayonu, plural rayonlar)

1. district, rayon (second level subdivision unit ex-USSR countries).

Declension

Crimean Tatar

Noun

rayon

1. region, rayon (second level subdivision unit in Ukraine, Russia and other ex-USSR countries).

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French rayon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra??j?n/, /r??j?n/
• Hyphenation: ra?y?on

Noun

rayon n (plural rayons, diminutive rayonnetje n)

1. region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a city or local government, of the area of operation of a business)

Derived terms

• rayonhoofd
• rayonkartel

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: rayon

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.j??/

Etymology 1

From rai +? -on. Unrelated to rayer.

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

1. (geometry) radius
2. ray, beam (of light etc.)
3. spoke (of wheel)
4. shelf of books, bookshelf (in a library etc.)

Derived terms

• en connaître un rayon
• rayon d'action
• rayonner
  • rayonnant

Descendants

• Russian: ????? (rajon)
  • Romanian: raion
  • Uyghur: ?????? (rayon)
  • Yakut: ??????? (oroyuon)

Etymology 2

From Old French ree, from Frankish *hr?tu (“honeycomb”).

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

1. comb (of honey)
2. shelf
3. department (of department store), section (of shop)

Descendants

• ? German: Rayon
• ? Polish: rejon

Further reading

• “rayon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Dutch rayon, from French rayon
  • from Old French ree, from Frankish *hr?tu (“honeycomb”).
• Sense raion is a semantic loan from Russian ?????? (rajón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?raj?n]
• Hyphenation: ra?yon

Noun 1

rayon (plural rayon-rayon, first-person possessive rayonku, second-person possessive rayonmu, third-person possessive rayonnya)

1. region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a school enrollment, of the area of operation of a business)
2. raion: an administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.

Affixed terms

Noun 2

rayon (plural rayon-rayon, first-person possessive rayonku, second-person possessive rayonmu, third-person possessive rayonnya)

1. rayon: a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.

Further reading

• “rayon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Middle French

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

1. ray, beam (of light etc.)
2. spoke (of wheel)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English rayon.

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

1. (Jersey) rayon