rao

English row.

rao

1. argument

• raorao

rao

1. Nonstandard spelling of ráo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of rǎo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of rào.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

rao, rāo

1. Alternative form of rō

Baxter & Sagart (2014:169) propose that this is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 譟 (SV: táo). Sidwell (2024:xx) proposes that this is inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *kra:w (“call out (v.)”); even if so, semantic influence from Chinese is still possible (see also non (“young, tender”)).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaːw˧˧]

rao • (牢, 哰, 𢭂, 嗂, 謠, 嗃)

1. to announce; to advertise; to hawk