raq

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɣa˧˥/
• Tone numbers: ra⁵
• Hyphenation: raq

From Proto-Tai *raːᴮ (“epidemic”).

raq (Sawndip forms 疜 or ⿸瘟下 or 𤷟 or 吓 or 𪵩 or ⿰下大 or 嗄 or 迓, old orthography raƽ)

1. communicable disease; pestilence; plague

   Synonyms: ngoenh (dialectal), gvauq (dialectal), ngomq (dialectal), binghmaeuz (dialectal), fatngoenh (dialectal)

raq (old orthography raƽ)

1. to contract a communicable disease; to be diseased

raq (Sawndip forms 𭰪 or 啦 or 拉 or 吪 or ⿰氵义 or 𣳓 or 洽 or 汏 or ⿰火杀 or 𭲢, old orthography raƽ)

1. Used for occurrences of an event that is usually violent or dangerous.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

raq (Sawndip form 𪵩, old orthography raƽ)

1. a little while; a moment; a second

raq (Sawndip form 吓, old orthography raƽ)

1. time (when something occurs)
2. season; time

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

raq (Sawndip forms 𰋒 or 𭐾, old orthography raƽ)

1. (dialectal) Used for groups of people or animals: group of; flock of

   Synonyms: bang, gyoengq