velar

Meaning

Adj

velar

Verb

1. to veil
2. to conceal, cover, hide
3. to fog

Verb

1. to watch, guard
2. to be vigilant
3. to ensure, to see to, to guarantee (+ por)
4. to look after, to look out for, to watch over, to monitor (+ por)
5. to sit up (with an ill person)
6. to keep vigil (over a dead person)
7. (intransitive) to stay awake
8. (reflexive) to be ensured (+ por)

Concepts

wake

veil

watch

⌚

velar

watch over

guard

💂

stay up

shroud

stay awake

be awake

glaze

keeping vigil

keep watch

look

look after

mist

sit up

take care of

fog veil

keep watch over

sit up with

Synonyms

cuidar

ocultar

cubrir

observar

oscurecer

pedir

asechar

nublar

☁️

trasnochar

vigiar

aguaitar

quedarse levantado

poner un velo

estar despierto

mirar

Translations

velar

voiler

veiller

vegliare

wachen

velare

bewachen

💂

verschleiern

velar

invelare

vélaire

rimanere sveglio

velar

verhüllen

vetllar

Hyphenated as

ve‧lar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/beˈlaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: vēlāris

Inherited from Old Spanish: velar

Inherited from Latin: vēlō

Inherited from Old Spanish: -

Inherited from Latin: vigilō

In summary

Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum.