raun

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

raun

1. singular imperative of raunen

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raun]

Verb

raun

1. to walk around

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse raun, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₁rou-neh₂-, which could be related to Ancient Greek ἔρομαι (éromai, “to ask”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrœiːn]
• Rhymes: -øyːn

Noun

raun f (genitive singular raunar, nominative plural raunir)

1. trial, test, experiment
2. experience
3. truth
4. distress, trouble, tribulation
   • Icelandic translation of Psalms 34:20

     Margar eru raunir réttláts manns, en Drottinn frelsar hann úr þeim öllum.

     Many are the troubles of a righteous man, but the Lord delivers him from them all.

Declension

Declension of raun (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	raun	raunin	raunir	raunirnar
accusative	raun	raunina	raunir	raunirnar
dative	raun	rauninni	raunum	raununum
genitive	raunar	raunarinnar	rauna	raunanna

Derived terms

• hafa raun af (“to be troubled by, to be pained by”)
• í raun og veru (“in reality, really”)
• komast að raun um (“to come to know about, to learn the truth about, to ascertain”)
• rata í raunir (“to run into trouble, to suffer misfortune”)
• raunalega (“sadly, unhappily”)
• raunalegur (“sad, unhappy, distressed”)

References

• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἔρομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 391-92

Anagrams

• runa

Indonesian

Etymology

From English round. Doublet of ronda, ronde, and rondo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈra.ʊn]
• Hyphenation: ra‧un

Verb

raun

1. to patrol, to travel around, to tour

   Synonyms: berkeliling, ronda, patroli

Derived terms

• meraun
• raun-raun

Related terms

• ronda
• ronde

Further reading

• “raun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish rón. Cognate to Irish rón, Scottish Gaelic ròn, Breton reunig, Cornish reun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːn/

Noun

raun f (genitive singular raun, plural raunteeyn or raunyn)

1. seal (Phoca vitulina); sea monster

Derived terms

• boayl raun (“seal rockery”)
• quallian raun (“seal pup”)
• raun beg (“common seal, harbour seal”)
• raun chleayshagh (“sea lion”)
• raun ghlass (“grey seal”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse reynir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rœʊːn/

Noun

raun m (definite singular raunen, indefinite plural raunar, definite plural raunane)

1. alternative form of rogn (“rowan”)

Anagrams

• nuar, runa, unar, urna

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾawn/ [ˈɾaʊ̯n̪]
• Rhymes: -awn
• Syllabification: raun

Noun

raun (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔)

1. dated spelling of rawn

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From an Austronesian language, compare Indonesian raun (“to travel around”).

Verb

raun

1. stroll, wander

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ráhùn, ráwùn

Etymology

From rá +‎ oùn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾá.ũ̀/

Verb

ráùn

1. (Ekiti) alternative form of ráhùn (“to complain; to verbally complaint”)

   ọmọ abẹ́nị mọ́ta mọ́ ráùn ọ̀nị̀yọ̀n kọ́ nù, ké ráùn ịdà rẹ̀ góró

   The one who beheads someone on the rock, and not complain about the person they lost, but complain about the state of their sword

   (oríkì of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́)