different between rais vs rags

English

Noun

rais (plural raises)

1. Alternative form of reis

Anagrams

• RIAs, RISA, Risa, airs, aris, rias, sari, sira

Catalan

Noun

rais

1. plural of rai

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English rice.

Noun

rais

1. rice

French

Noun

rais m

1. plural of rai

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese raiz. Cognate with Kabuverdianu raìs.

Noun

rais

1. root

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (ra??s, “leader, chief, head”), from Proto-Semitic *ra?š- (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.is/, [?r?äis?], /ra?is/, [r?ä?is?]
• Hyphenation: rà?is, ra?ìs

Noun

rais m (invariable)

1. (historical) captain (of a ship) [c. 16^th century]
2. A leader or head of state in an Arab society; reis
3. (by extension, popular) A person in charge (chiefly male); boss, leader, supervisor

   Synonyms: capo, padrone

Related terms

• ras

See also

• capo
• duce

Middle English

Verb

rais

1. Alternative form of reysen (“to raise”)

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English rice.

Noun

rais

1. rice

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.

Noun

rais

1. root

Pohnpeian

Etymology

Borrowed from English rice.

Noun

rais

1. rice

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ??????? (ra??s).

Pronunciation

Noun

rais (ma class, plural marais)

1. president (the head of state of a republic)

Derived terms

• urais

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English rice.

Noun

rais

1. rice

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ?z/

Noun

rags

1. plural of rag

Derived terms

Verb

rags

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rag

Anagrams

• ARGs, GARs, GRAS, Gars, args, gars

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?aks]

Noun

rags m (1st declension)

1. (anatomy) horn (solid growth on an animal's head)

2. a sharp projection

3. an object or phenomenon similar in form to an animal horn

4. horn (a musical instrument in the shape of an animal horn)

5. horn (material, from animal horn, used to make object)

6. rod-like, usually curved, element or part, used for gripping or holding

7. (geography, syn. zemesrags) cape (projection of land into water)

Declension

Derived terms

• degunradzis
• zemesrags

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• args (without metathesis)

Adjective

rags

1. strong masculine genitive singular of ragr
2. strong neuter genitive singular of ragr

Old Prussian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r??s/

Noun

rags

1. the first month of the year; see also Janw?rs