# chiar
## Galician
### Etymology

From chío +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃiˈaɾ/

### Verb

chiar (first-person singular present chío, first-person singular preterite chiei, past participle chiado) chiar (first-person singular present chio, first-person singular preterite chiei, past participle chiado, reintegrationist norm)
* to tweet
* (figurative) to complain
    Synonyms: ladrar, rosmar
* to squeak, to screech
    Synonyms: rechiar, renxer
* to oink, to grunt
    Synonyms: cuiñar, cuincar, gruñir

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* chío

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “chiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chiar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chiar”, 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), “chiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /çiəɾˠ/

### Adjective

chiar
* Lenited form of ciar.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From chio +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃja(ʁ)/ [ˈʃja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃja(ʁ)/ [ˈʃja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃja(ʁ)/ [ˈʃja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʃiˈa(ɻ)/ [ʃɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃja(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃjaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: chi‧ar

### Verb

chiar (first-person singular present chio, first-person singular preterite chiei, past participle chiado)
* (intransitive) to squeak, to squeal, to screech
* (intransitive) to sizzle, to hiss
* (intransitive) to complain, to nag

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”). Doublet of clar, which was a borrowing. Used almost always as an adverb in modern speech (compare Latin pure, adverb form of purus). The old adjective form is only found in old texts and in some expressions such as "din chiar senin" or "apă chioară" ("clear or pure water"), where it was influenced phonetically by the unrelated word chior. Compare also Istro-Romanian cľår.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kjar/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

chiar
* even
    chiar dacă ― even if
* just
    chiar acum ― just now
    chiar așa ― just like that, just such

### Adjective

chiar m or n (feminine singular chiară, masculine plural chiari, feminine and neuter plural chiare)
* (obsolete) clear

#### Related terms

* clar

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /çʰiaɾ/

### Adjective

chiar
* Lenited form of ciar.