rao

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

Mandarin

Romanization

rao

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

Usage notes

• 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.

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, whence also Old English hrēaw, Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

rāo

1. raw

Descendants

• Middle High German: rā, rō, rou
  • German: roh
  • Yiddish: רוי (roy)

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Spanish

Verb

rao

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of raer.

Synonyms

• rayo
• raigo

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 譟 (SV: táo).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaːw˧˧]

Verb

rao • (牢, 哰, 𢭂, 嗂, 謠, 嗃)

1. to announce; to advertise; to hawk

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bán rao
• rao bán
• rao giảng
• rêu rao
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