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Etymology
English row.
Noun
rao
- argument
Derived terms
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
Verb
rao • (牢, 哰, 𢭂, 嗂, 謠, 嗃)
- to announce; to advertise; to hawk
Derived terms