rã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Kaingang

Etymology

From Proto-Southern Jê *ra (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔ̃ˈɹ̃ɔ̃]

Noun

rã

1. sun

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• arrã, raã, rãa (obsolete)
• ran (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rãa, from Latin rana. Compare Galician ra and Spanish rana.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃/ [ˈhɐ̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃/ [ˈhɐ̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃/ [ˈχɐ̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃
• Hyphenation: rã

Noun

rã f (plural rãs, diminutive rãzinha, augmentative rãzona)

1. true frog, ranid

   Synonym: ranídeo

   Coordinate terms: sapo, perereca

   Eu li que pernas de rã são um prato típico da culinária francesa.

   I've read that frog legs are a typical dish in French cuisine.

Derived terms

• rã-ágil
• rã-arborícola
• rã-arlequim
• rã-assobiadora
• rã-bugio
• rã-cachorro
• rã-comum
• rã-da-floresta
• rã-golias
• rã-ibérica
• rã-leopardo
• rã-manteiga
• rã-pimenta
• rã-pintada
• rã-quatro-olhos
• rã-touro
• rãzinha
• rãzona

Related terms

• ranicultura
• ranívoro
• ranúnculo

Further reading

• “rã”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rã”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare rữa (“to decompose”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaː˨˩˦]

Verb

rã • (吔, 𣳮)

1. to dissolve, to decay, to decompose

Derived terms

• phân rã
• rã băng
• rã đám
• rã đông
• rã nát
• rã rời
• tan rã