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Translingual

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Symbol

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ro

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Romanian.

A-Pucikwar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Great Andamanese *rok.

Noun

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ro

  1. canoe

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Betoi

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Noun

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ro

  1. woman

References

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  • Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

Catalan

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Noun

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ro f (plural ros)

  1. rho; the Greek letter Ρ (lowercase ρ)

Cornish

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Etymology

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Deverbalised form of ri (“to give”)

Noun

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ro m (plural royow or rohow)

  1. gift, present
  2. donation

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ró (“rest”) (whence also the Icelandic ró (“calm, rest, tranquillity”)).

Noun

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ro c (singular definite roen, not used in plural form)

  1. calmness
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse róa (“row”), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

Verb

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ro (imperative ro, infinitive at ro, present tense ror, past tense roede, perfect tense er/har roet)

  1. to row (using oars)

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Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ro (accusative singular ro-on, plural ro-oj, accusative plural ro-ojn)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.

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Gilbertese

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Noun

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ro

  1. dark

Guaraní

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Adjective

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ro

  1. bitter

Indonesian

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Noun

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ro

  1. (law enforcement) Clipping of biro.

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Noun

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ro m or f (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of rho

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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ro

  1. The hiragana syllable ろ (ro) or the katakana syllable ロ (ro) in Hepburn romanization.

Javanese

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Romanization

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ro

  1. Romanization of ꦫꦺꦴ

Laboya

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ro

  1. leaf

Derived terms

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References

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  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “ro”, in Lamboya word list‎[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Mambae

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zauq, compare Malay jauh.

Adjective

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ro

  1. far

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”).

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Noun

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ro (plural ros or ron)

  2. A roe deer (kind of deer)
  3. (rare) The hide of a roe deer.
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Descendants
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  • English: roe
  • Scots: ra, rae
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Etymology 2

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From Old English rō, rōw, from Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”).

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Noun

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ro (uncountable)

  2. Peacefulness, serenity, restfulness.
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ró.

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Noun

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ro m or f (definite singular roen or roa)

  1. peace, tranquility, quiet
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse róa.

Verb

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ro (imperative ro, present tense ror, passive ros, simple past rodde, past participle rodd, present participle roende)

  1. to row (a boat)
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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ro

  1. imperative of roe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ró. Akin to dialectal English roo.

Noun

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ro f (definite singular roa, uncountable)

  1. calm, tranquility, peace, quiet
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną.

Verb

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ro (present tense ror, past tense rodde, past participle rott/rodd, passive infinitive roast, present participle roande, imperative ro)

  1. to row (a boat)
  2. (figurative) to try to talk one's way out of something
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Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-. Cognates include Old English hrēaw, Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

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rō

  1. raw

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

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Numeral

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ro

  1. two

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • "ro" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative scripts

Noun

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ro

  1. nominative singular of ra (“Pali letter 'r'”)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ro n (indeclinable)

  1. Alternative form of rho

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  • ro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish ró,[5] from Proto-Celtic *ɸro (compare Old Welsh ry), from Proto-Indo-European *pro (compare Latin pro).

Adverb

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ro (+ dative, triggers lenition)

  1. very, too, much, exceedingly
    ro-bheag ― too little
    le ro-aire ― with great care
    ro mhath ― very good
    Tha e ro fhuar.
    It is too cold.
    ro aire ― great attention
    Is tu an Dia ro mhòr.
    Thou art the very great God.
    Chan eil mi ro chinnteach.
    I am not too sure.
    Tha e ro bhochd.
    He is very sick (or poor).
    Chan eil e ro thogarrach.
    He is not excessively willing.
    ro sgairteil ― very active
    ro shleamhainn ― very slippery
    Bu ro chaomh leam tighinn.
    I should very much like to come.
Usage notes
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  • Used as a prefix to adjectives, and supplying the place of a superlative.
  • Lenites the first letter of the following word except if it starts with l, n or r, or by s followed by any consonant except l, n or r.

Etymology 2

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From Old Irish ré. Cognates include Irish roimh.

Preposition

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ro (+ dative, triggers lenition)

  1. before
    Thigibh ro chòig uairean.
    Come before five o'clock.
Inflection
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Personal inflection of ro
Person: simple emphatic
singular first romham romhamsa
second romhad romhadsa
third m roimhe roimhesan
f roimhpe roimhpese
plural first romhainn romhainne
second romhaibh romhaibhse
third romhpa romhpasan

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ró”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ro”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[3], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈro/ [ˈro]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: ro

Noun

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ro f (plural ros)

  1. rho; the Greek letter Ρ, ρ
    Synonym: rho

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

Verb

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ro (present ror, preterite rodde, supine rott, imperative ro)

  1. to row; to transport oneself in a small boat, with help of oars
  2. (colloquial, in "ro hit (med något)") to quickly hand over, to pass
    Ro hit med kebabsåsen!
    Pass the kebab sauce!
Conjugation
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Conjugation of ro (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ro ros
Supine rott rotts
Imperative ro —
Imper. plural1 ron —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ror rodde ros roddes
Ind. plural1 ro rodde ros roddes
Subjunctive2 ro rodde ros roddes
Participles
Present participle roende
Past participle rodd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish ro (“rest”), German Ruhe with a secondary meaning in Swedish of entertainment, pastime (during the rest).[1]

Noun

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ro c (uncountable)

  1. peace, quiet, tranquility
Declension
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Declension of ro
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ro ros
definite ron rons
plural indefinite — —
definite — —
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References

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  1. ^ 2. ro in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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Talysh

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Etymology

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Cognate with Persian راه (rah).

Noun

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ro

  1. road

Welsh

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Verb

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ro

  1. Soft mutation of rho.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of rho
radical soft nasal aspirate
rho ro unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Related to etymology 2, compare with Igbo lò (“to reflect”)

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Verb

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rò

  1. (intransitive) to think
    Mo rò pé kò dáa kéèyàn máa jíwèé wò. ― I think it's not good for people to be cheating.
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Etymology 2

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rò

  1. (transitive) to stir
Usage notes
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ro when followed by a direct object.

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  • rírò (“stirred, stirring”)
  • ronú (“to think”)

Etymology 3

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ro

  1. (transitive) to hoe, to till
    Oko tí àgbẹ̀ ro lánàá nìyí. ― This is the field that the farmers tilled yesterday.
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  • roko (“to cultivate, to hoe a field”)

Etymology 4

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ró

  1. (transitive) to wrap, to tie a wrapper, skirt, or towel.
    Báwo la ṣe máa ró ìró. ― How does one tie a wrapper.
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Etymology 5

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Verb

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ró

  1. (transitive) to sound, to emit a sound.
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Etymology 6

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Compare with Igbo lo (“to ache”)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɾō/

Verb

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ro

  1. (transitive) to pain, to hurt, to ache
    Ẹ̀yìn ń ro mí. ― My back is paining me.
    (My back hurts)
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Etymology 7

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɾó/

Verb

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ró

  1. (Ijebu) to live
    Mo ró n’Íbàdọ̀n ― I live in Ibadan

Zazaki

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɾo]
  • Hyphenation: ro

Noun

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ro

  1. brook, stream, creek[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kocadag, Çeko (2010) “ro²”, in Ferheng, Kirmanckî (Zazakî) - Kurmancî, Kurmancî - Kirmanckî (Zazakî), Berlin: Weşanên Komkar, →ISBN, page 935
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