râu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rau"

Romanian

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rius (river), from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.

râu n (plural râuri)

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *-soː, itself derived from Old Chinese 鬚 (OC *C-[s.n]o) (B-S) (SV: tu). Cognate with Muong thô. Doublet of tua.

râu • (妯, 油, 須, 𩅺, 鬚, 𩭶, 𩯁, 𫙂) (classifier bộ)

beard
cạo râu ― to shave one's facial hair
(by extension, of another mammal) whiskers
(by extension, of a fish) barbels
(by extension, of an arthropod) antennae
Râu tôm nấu với ruột bầu.
Chồng chan vợ húp gật đầu khen ngon.
A broth of shrimp antennae and gourd core.
The man scoops it, the woman slurps it, both nod in satisfaction.
(by extension, of corn/maize) silk
râu ngô ― corn silk
(sợi ～, cọng ～) hair of beard, whisker, barbel, antenna, strand of silk