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Rou

Rou

See also: rou, ROU, róu, ròu, rǒu, ro'u, and Appendix:Variations of "rou"

Luxembourgish

Noun

Rou f ‎(uncountable)

  1. quiet, calm

Related terms

Norman

Proper noun

Rou m

  1. A male given name

rou

rou

See also: Rou, ROU, róu, ròu, rǒu, ro'u, and Appendix:Variations of "rou"

Haitian Creole

Noun

rou

  1. wheel

Mandarin

Romanization

rou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of róu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of rǒu.
  3. 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

  1. 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)

Etymology

From Old High German ruowa, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō. Cognate with German Ruhe, English roo, Danish ro, Icelandic ró.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀəʊ/
    Rhymes: -əʊ

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