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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *raːᴮ (“epidemic”). Cognate with Thai ห่า (hàa), Northern Thai ᩁ᩵ᩣ, Lao ຮ່າ (hā), Shan ႁႃႈ (hāa), Phake ꩭႃ (hā), Ahom 𑜍𑜠 (ra), Zuojiang Zhuang haq.
Noun
raq (Sawndip forms 疜 or ⿸瘟下 or 𤷟 or 吓 or 𪵩 or ⿰下大 or 嗄 or 迓, 1957–1982 spelling raƽ)
- communicable disease; pestilence; plague
- Synonyms: (dialectal) ngoenh, (dialectal) gvauq, (dialectal) ngomq, (dialectal) binghmaeuz, (dialectal) fatngoenh
Derived terms
Verb
raq (1957–1982 spelling raƽ)
- to contract a communicable disease; to be diseased
Classifier
raq (Sawndip forms 𭰪 or 啦 or 拉 or 吪 or ⿰氵义 or 𣳓 or 洽 or 汏 or ⿰火杀 or 𭲢, 1957–1982 spelling raƽ)
- Used for occurrences of an event that is usually violent or dangerous.
Etymology 2
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Noun
raq (Sawndip form 𪵩, 1957–1982 spelling raƽ)
- a little while; a moment; a second
raq (Sawndip form 吓, 1957–1982 spelling raƽ)
- time (when something occurs)
- season; time
Etymology 3
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Classifier
raq (Sawndip forms 𰋒 or 𭐾, 1957–1982 spelling raƽ)
- (dialectal) Used for groups of people or animals: group of; flock of
- Synonyms: bang, gyoengq