rait

See also: Rait, ráit, räit, and Räit

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Verb

rait (past min rait, future go rait, completive dun rait, imperfective a rait)

1. to write

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English right.

Noun

rait

1. right
   • 1996, United Nations, “Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Chuukese”, in UDHR in Unicode‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 July 2015:

     Emon me emon aramas mei wor an rait an epwe manaw, tufich me kinamwe.

     Each person has his right to have life, opportunity and peace.

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin rēte. Compare Italian rete, Friulian rêt, Romansh rait.

Noun

rait f

1. net

Jamaican Creole

Etymology 1

Inherited from English right.

Noun

rait (plural rait dem, quantified rait)

1. legal or moral right
   • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 17:

     Evribadi av di rait fi uon prapati bai demself […]

     Everyone has the right to own property alone […]

Adjective

rait

1. right (not left)

Etymology 2

Inherited from English write.

Verb

rait

1. to write

Related terms

• raita

Further reading

• rait at majstro.com
• “A Learner’s Grammar of Jamaican”, in Open Grammar Project‎^[2], 2015, Glossary‎^[3]

Rohingya

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali রাতি (rāti), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri). Cognate with Modern Bengali রাত (rat), Chakma 𑄢𑄬𑄖𑄴 (ret) and Sylheti ꠞꠣꠁꠔ (rait).

Noun

rait

1. night

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *rahit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit.

Verb

rait

1. to sew