râu

• rîu — old orthography
• рыу (rîu) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Inherited from Vulgar Latin rius (“river”), from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɨw/

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• Hyphenation: râu

râu n (plural râuri)

1. river

   cu vedere la râu ― with view on the river

• înrâuri
• râura
• râuleț
• râușor

• riveran

• fluviu

• “râu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *-soː, itself derived from Old Chinese 鬚 (OC *C-[s.n]o) (B-S) (SV: tu). Cognate with Muong thô. Doublet of tua.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐəw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹəw˧˧]
• Homophone: dâu

(classifier bộ) râu • (𫘼, 𩭶, 𩅺, 𩯁, 鬍)

1. (of a man or a goat) beard

   cạo râu ― to shave one's facial hair

2. (by extension, of another mammal) whiskers

   vuốt râu hùm ― to mess around with someone powerful or dangerous (literally, “to rub a tiger's whiskers”)

3. (by extension, of a fish) barbels
4. (by extension, of an arthropod) antennae

   Râu tôm nấu với ruột bầu.
   Chồng chan vợ húp gật đầu khen ngon.

   A broth of shrimp antennae and gourd core.
   The man scoops it, the woman slurps it, both nod in satisfaction.

5. (by extension, of corn/maize) silk

(classifier sợi, cọng) râu • (𫘼, 𩭶, 𩅺, 𩯁, 鬍)

1. (of a man or a goat) a hair of a beard
2. (by extension, of another mammal) a whisker
3. (by extension, of a fish) a barbel
4. (by extension, of an arthropod) an antenna
5. (by extension, of corn/maize) a strand of silk

• ria