rau
/ʈau̯˧/ · num
Meaning
- six
- nail, hoof, claw
- to place, to put
- to put on or wear (shoes, etc.), to put in place
- to season, to add ingredients
- toward, to, in, on, at
Etymology / origin
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *kruk (“six”), of Sino-Tibetan origin. Cognate with Iu Mien juqv.
- juqv(ium)→
- *kruk(hmx-pro)→
- rau (White Hmong)
- Relations: inh, cog
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