slau

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Probably from a Proto-Germanic *slūhaz (“sneaking, creeping”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewǵ- (“to crawl, slide”). Compare English sly; German schlau.

Adjective

slau

1. sly; clever; crafty

Tày

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 搜.

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɬaw˧˧]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [θaw˦˥]

Verb

slau (Nôm form 搜)

1. to harvest; to collect; to reap

   slau chèn thoẻ ― collect tax