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Etymology
From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ruy
- red, ginger, red-haired, foxy, sandy
- Cha nel ping ruy aym. ― I haven't a red cent.
- Ta folt ruy eck. ― She has red hair.
- tan, copper-complexioned
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