rou
See also: Rou, ROU, róu, ròu, rǒu, ro'u, and Appendix:Variations of "rou"
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rœu/
Etymology 1
From Dutch rauw.
Adjective
rou (attributive roue, comparative rouer, superlative rouste)
- raw
Etymology 2
From Dutch rouwen.
Verb
rou (present rou, present participle rouende, past participle gerou)
- to mourn, grieve
Catalan
Etymology
Back-formation from rouada, variant form of rosada.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈrow/
Noun
rou m (plural rous)
- (Mallorca) dew
- Synonym: rosada
Further reading
- “rou” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “rou”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “rou” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French roue.
Noun
rou
- wheel
Japanese
Romanization
rou
- Rōmaji transcription of ろう
- Rōmaji transcription of ロウ
Mandarin
Romanization
rou
- Nonstandard spelling of róu.
- Nonstandard spelling of rǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of ròu.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Masimasi
Noun
rou
- leaf
References
- George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)
Middle English
Noun
rou
- Alternative form of ro (“roe deer”)
Palauan
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /row/
Noun
rou
- reflected light of the moon
Derived terms
- berorou (“yellow; color of the twilight”)
- merorou
References
- rou in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- rou in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- rou in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 294.
Sahu
Etymology
From Proto-North Halmahera *ḋohu (“foot, leg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈro.u/
Noun
rou
- foot
- leg
References
- Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill
Wolio
Etymology
Cognate with Balantak ro'up.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rou/
Noun
rou
- face
References
- Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris