salaiar

Perhaps from so (“under”) + alaiar (“to groan”).

• IPA^(key): /salaˈjaɾ/

salaiar (first-person singular present salaio, first-person singular preterite salaiei, past participle salaiado)

1. to wail

   Synonyms: laiar, lanxir

2. to groan

   Synonyms: laiar, lanxir

3. to sigh with pain

   Synonym: suspirar

4. to sob

   Synonym: saloucar

• salaio

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “salaiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “salaiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “salaiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN