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rhaw.

shovel

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/r̥aːu̯/North-Wales/r̥au̯/South-Wales
  1. shovel

    South-Wales · feminine
  2. spade

    North-Wales · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh raw, from Proto-Brythonic *rrọβ̃ (compare Cornish rev, Middle Breton reuf), from Proto-Celtic *rāmyos (“oar”) (compare Old Irish rámae), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.