See also: parau, paráu, pârău, Pârâu, and Pārau

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unknown. Influenced by râu (river), compare Megleno-Romanian păroi. Possibly from a Slavic language (compare Bulgarian порой (poroj)). Alternative theories suggest Albanian përrua, Thracian *parau(t) and Greek *παρροή (*parroḯ), from παραρροή (pararroḯ).[1]

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Noun

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pârâu n (plural pâraie or pârâuri)

  1. stream; creek; brook

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  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2012 September 22 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2 January 2013