rau

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈraw/

rau

1. third-person singular present indicative form of raure
2. second-person singular imperative form of raure

• ri

From Latin reus. Compare Italian rio, Romanian rău.

rau (feminine raja)

1. bad

rau

1. they two, those two

• rauh (superseded)

From Middle High German rūch, from Old High German rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. Though etymologically justified, the silent h was abolished in 1996 because rauh was the only word in which it was used after the diphthong -au-. Cognate with Dutch ruig and ruw, English rough (which see).

• IPA^(key): /ʁaʊ̯/

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rau (strong nominative masculine singular rauer, comparative rauer, superlative am rauesten or am rausten)

1. rough
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 26/2010, page 125:

     Tiere, die in rauem Klima leben, sind oft klüger als ihre Artgenossen aus gemäßigten Breiten, das legen verschiedene Studien nahe.

     Several studies suggest that animals which live in rough climates are often smarter than members of the same species from moderate latitudes.

• The spelling rau has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (rauh) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

• anrauen
• aufrauen
• Raubein
• Rauheit

• “rau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “rau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “rau” in Duden online

• IPA^(key): /raʊ̯/

rau

1. rough

• Rauheet, Rauheit

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

From Middle High German rūhe, from Old High German rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz. Cognate with German rau, Dutch ruig, English rough, West Frisian rûch.

• IPA^(key): /ræu̯/, [ʀæˑʊ̯]

rau (masculine rauen, neuter raut, comparative méi rau, superlative am rausten)

1. rough

   D'Schuel vun dësem Bam ass ganz rau. ― The bark of this tree is very rough.

2. raw, harsh

   D'Antarktis huet e raue Klima. ― Antarctica has a harsh climate.

3. hoarse, husky

   Si huet eng rau Stëmm. ― She has a husky voice.

4. boorish, uncouth, rough

   Wat e raue Mann! ― What a boorish man!

• rau in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

From Proto-Polynesian *rau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (“leaf”) (compare Malay daun).

rau

1. leaf

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian *ɣatus (“hundred”) (compare Malay ratus).

rau

1. hundred

• “rau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
• Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 401

rau

1. Alternative form of raw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

rau

1. leaf

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

rau

1. (stative) to be over there, somewhere remote but at the same elevation as the speaker and hearer

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6

From Proto-Polynesian *rau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

rau

1. leaf

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatus, Proto-Austronesian *ɣatus. (compare Malay ratus, Maori rau)

rau

1. hundred

• ho'e hanere
• e-tahi te rau

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

rau

1. leaf

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Likely from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun; compare Malay daun, Sobei rau. Furthermore, Holton and Klamer reconstruct Proto-North Halmahera *soka (“leaf”), which this does not continue.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾa.u]

rau (Jawi راوو‎)

1. leaf

• rawu

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

From Proto-Vietic *-raw. Possibly a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蔞 (SV: lâu).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹa(ː)w˧˧]

rau

1. leafy greens, leaf vegetable

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *kruk (“six”), of Sino-Tibetan origin. Cognate with Iu Mien juqv.

• IPA^(key): /ʈau̯˧/

rau

1. six

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)