Romanian

Alternative forms

• rîu (old orthography)

Noun

râu n ‎(plural râuri)

1. river

Declension

Derived terms

• înrâuri
• râura
• râuleț
• râușor

Related terms

• riveran

See also

• fluviu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-soː.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɜw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɜw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʐɜw˧˥]
• Homophones: dâu, rau

Noun

râu ‎(鬍, 𩅺, 𩭶, 𩯁)

1. (of a man) beard

   cạo râu‎

   to shave one's facial hair

2. (of an animal) whiskers

   vuốt râu hùm‎

   to "rub a tiger's whiskers" - to mess around with someone powerful or dangerous

Noun

(classifier sợi) râu ‎(鬍, 𩅺, 𩭶, 𩯁)

1. (of a man) a hair of a beard
2. (of an animal) a whisker

Derived terms

• râu mép ‎(“mustache”)

See also

• ria