rao

See also: ráo, raó, rào, rǎo, and ra'o

Bislama

Etymology

English row.

Noun

rao

argument

Derived terms

raorao

Mandarin

Romanization

rao

Nonstandard spelling of ráo.
Nonstandard spelling of rǎo.
Nonstandard spelling of rào.

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old High German

Adjective

rao, rāo

Alternative form of rō

Vietnamese

Etymology

Baxter & Sagart (2014:169) propose that this is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 譟 (SV: táo). Sidwell (2024:xx) proposes that this is inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *kra:w (“call out (v.)”); even if so, semantic influence from Chinese is still possible (see also non (“young, tender”)).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaːw˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaːw˧˧]

Verb

rao • (牢, 哰, 𢭂, 嗂, 謠, 嗃)

to announce; to advertise; to hawk

Derived terms