German

Proper noun

Rau

1. A surname​.

Fijian

Pronoun

rau

1. they two, those two

See also

German

Alternative forms

• rauh (dated, pre-reform orthography)

Etymology

From Middle High German rūch, from Old High German rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. More at rough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁaʊ̯]

Adjective

rau ‎(comparative rauer, superlative 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.

Lojban

Cmavo

rau ‎(selma'o PA PA)

1. enough

Rafsi

rau

1. rafsi of gradu.

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

rau

1. leaf

Numeral

rau

1. (cardinal) hundred

Mo

Noun

rau

1. leaf

References

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

Mori Bawah

Verb

rau

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

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, ISBN 1136755098), page 695-6

Rapa Nui

Etymology

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

Noun

rau

1. leaf

Sobei

Noun

rau

1. leaf

References

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɐw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɐw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʐɐw˧˥]

Noun

rau

1. greens, vegetables

Derived terms

• rau cải
• rau lang
• rau muống

White Hmong

Numeral

rau

1. six

References

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