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raiti

Bingham

ráiti

n. rice (ENG).

ráiti

n. an incantation at divorce, a side glimpse at a person passing by.

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raiti

n. (1) rice. (ENG).
a. (2) ra iti: nearly like lightning.
n. a quick glance, rapid passage.
n. an incantation for div.
va. raiti, raititi: to shine, to dazzle, to flash like lightning, rapid, fleeting as...
karaiti, kakaraiti: to make..., to appear in a flash.
vt. ka-raita, kakaraita: to make, to pass, to shine as a flash, to show for an instant, by the way.

raiti1

n. a more prolonged apparition than that indicated by raiti.
vt. raitina, raraitina: to pass as a flash, to make a short apparition.
vc. ka...

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