ra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Albanian

Etymology

Third third singular aorist (active voice) of bie (active voice). More at rashë, bie.

Verb

ra (aorist rashë, participle rënë)

1. it fell (off)
2. it tumbled, flopped
3. it striked, punched, struck
4. it rained (combined with shi (“rain”))

   Ra shi.

   It rained.

   (literally, “It fell rain.”)

5. it snowed (combined with borë (“snow”))

   Ra borë.

   It snowed.

   (literally, “It fell snow.”)

Related terms

• rashë
• bie

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Borôro

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə̆ɾaḁ/

Noun

ra

1. bone

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Chuukese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

ra

1. they
2. they are

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

ra m

1. king

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• ree (obsolete, dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ra
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ra f (plural ra's, diminutive raatje n)

1. (nautical) spar (horizontal beam or pole of a ship's mastwork)

Derived terms

• razeil

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Egyptian

Romanization

ra

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of rꜥ.

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Galician

Alternative forms

• arrán, ran

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː/

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese rãa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rana.

Noun

ra f (plural ras)

1. frog

Derived terms

• Camporrairo
• Portorrairo
• Rairos
• Vilarrairo

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rãa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Japanese

Romanization

ra

1. Rōmaji transcription of ら
2. Rōmaji transcription of ラ

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Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq (compare Hiligaynon dugo, Ilocano dara, Indonesian darah, Malay darah, Maori tuto, Nauruan ara, Rapa Nui tuto, Tagalog dugo, Tahitian tuto, West Coast Bajau darag (“red”)).

Noun

ra

1. blood

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic رَأَى (raʔā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː/
• Homophone: ragħa (except archaically)

Verb

ra (imperfect jara, past participle muri)

1. to see

Conjugation

Conjugation of ra
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rajt	rajt	ra		rajna	rajtu	raw
	f			rat
imperfect	m	nara	tara	jara		naraw	taraw	jaraw
	f			tara
imperative			ara				araw

Derived terms

• wera

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hrēaw.

Adjective

ra

1. Alternative form of raw

Etymology 2

From Old English rā.

Noun

ra

1. Alternative form of ro (“roe deer”)

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Nyunga

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ra

1. clear plain

References

• 2011, Bindon, P. and Chadwick, R. (compilers and editors), A Nyoongar Wordlist: from the south-west of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum (Welshpool, WA), 2nd ed.

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Vietnamese

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese 𦋦 (ra), from Proto-Vietic *-saː, cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] saː¹ and Muong tha.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaː˧˧]

Verb

ra • (𫥨, 𠚢, 𦋦)

1. to go out, to leave
2. to go northwards in Vietnam

   vào nam, ra bắc

   to go southwards and northwards

3. to be released, to be out

Usage notes

• Sometimes the verb đi ("to go") is used for emphasis when appended to ra, forming đi ra to mean "go even further out". However, this usage may vary from dialect to dialect.

Synonyms

• đi

Antonyms

• vào

See also

• cửa ra vào
• tìm ra
• Đàng Ngoài

Etymology 2

From French drap.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɹaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɹaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaː˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: Ra

Noun

(classifier tấm) ra • (𬙛)

1. bed sheet

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Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

1. quick

   Hä var int radt dill å få.

   It could not be obtained soon.

   Hä jär radänä sagdt än gjohdt.

   It is easier said than done.

   oradt

   not near, not at hand, not easily or quickly done

2. straight

Etymology 2

From .

Noun

1. row, line, sequence

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Winnebago

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Article

ra

1. the (definite article)

Usage notes

The article follows the noun it modifies.

References

• John E. Koontz, Winnebago, in The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia, page 317

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Yapese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ra

1. (auxiliary) will; forms the future tense