rao

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See also: ráo, raó, rào, rǎo, and ra'o

Bislama

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Etymology

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English row.

Noun

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rao

  1. argument

Derived terms

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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rao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ráo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of rǎo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of rào.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old High German

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Adjective

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rao, rāo

  1. Alternative form of

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Baxter & Sagart (2014:169) propose that this is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: táo). Sidwell (2024:xx) proposes that this is inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *kra:w (call out (v.)); even if so, semantic influence from Chinese is still possible (see also non (young, tender)).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rao (, , 𢭂, , , )

  1. to announce; to advertise; to hawk

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