râu
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- rîu — old orthography
- рыу (rîu) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin rius (“river”), from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
râu n (plural râuri)
Declension edit
Declension of râu
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- râu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *-soː, from Old Chinese 鬚 (OC *C-[s.n]o) (B-S) (SV: tu). Cognate with Muong thô. Doublet of tua.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐəw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹəw˧˧]
- Homophone: dâu
Noun edit
(classifier bộ) râu • (𫘼, 𩭶, 𩅺, 𩯁, 鬍)
- (of a man or a goat) a beard
- cạo râu ― to shave one's facial hair
- (by extension, of another mammal) whiskers
- vuốt râu hùm ― to mess around with someone powerful or dangerous (literally, “to rub a tiger's whiskers”)
- (by extension, of a fish) barbels
- (by extension, of an arthropod) antennae
- Râu tôm nấu với ruột bầu.
Chồng chan vợ húp gật đầu khen ngon.- A broth of shrimp antennae and gourd core.
The man scoops it, the woman slurps it, both nod in satisfaction.
- A broth of shrimp antennae and gourd core.
- (by extension, of corn/maize) silk
Noun edit
(classifier sợi, cọng) râu • (𫘼, 𩭶, 𩅺, 𩯁, 鬍)
- (of a man or a goat) a hair of a beard
- (by extension, of another mammal) a whisker
- (by extension, of a fish) a barbel
- (by extension, of an arthropod) an antenna
- (by extension, of corn/maize) a strand of silk
Derived terms edit
Derived terms