rua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rua"

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Anuta

Numeral

rua

1. two

'Are'are

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾua/
• Hyphenation: ru‧a

Numeral

rua

1. two

References

• Naitoro, Kateřina (2013) A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (Thesis)‎^[3], Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, archived from the original on 2017-11-28

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese rwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha. Doublet of dua.

Numeral

rua (Balinese script ᬭ᭄ᬯ)

1. two

   Synonyms: dua, kalih

Further reading

• “rua”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Bariai

Numeral

rua

1. two

References

• Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

Bola

Pronoun

rua

1. third person dual

See also

Bola personal pronouns

Number	Person		Free	Subject proclitic	Object Suffix	Oblique
Singular	1st		iau	a	free pronoun	nau
	2nd		ioe	o		vomu
	3rd		ia	i	-a	vona
Dual	1st	Exclusive	maria	miri	free pronoun	ne + free pronoun
		Inclusive	tarua	tu
	2nd		marua	muru
	3rd		rua	ru
Paucal	1st	Exclusive	mateu	mete
		Inclusive	teu	te
	2nd		matou	moto
	3rd		tou	to
Plural	1st	Exclusive	mia	mi
		Inclusive	hita	si
	2nd		mua	mu
	3rd		ria	ri

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rūga (“wrinkle”). Doublet of ruga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈru.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈru.a]
• Rhymes: -ua

Noun

rua f (plural rues)

1. (archaic) street

   Synonym: carrer

2. pack, line

   Synonyms: corrua, colla

3. parade

   Synonyms: desfilada, cavalcada

   rua de carnaval ― Carnival parade

Related terms

• arruga

Further reading

• “rua”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of rua – see 挼 (“to rub; to knead; etc.”). (This term is an Internet slang variant form of 挼).

Fijian

Fijian numbers ^(edit)

	20
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Cardinal: rua

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

1. two

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “rua”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[4], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 211

Franco-Provençal

Noun

rua (Old Fribourgeois)

1. alternative form of roua (“wheel”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “rŏta”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 490

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Verb

rua

1. third-person singular past historic of ruer

Galician

Verb

rua

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ruar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Garo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾua/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *ru¹-a (“axe”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-paʔ (“axe”).

Noun

rua

1. axe

Etymology 2

Verb

rua

1. to pour slowly and carefully
2. to take down; to take apart

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• roa

Noun

rua

1. rice seedling after removal from seedbed or after transplanting

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

• roa

Verb

rua

1. to mate (of animals)

Etymology 5

Alternative forms

• roa

Verb

rua

1. to dance

Gilbertese

Gilbertese numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: rua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *siwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrua/

Numeral

rua

1. nine

Etymology 2

Noun

rua

1. pit, ditch, trench

Verb

rua

1. to change, alter, succeed, take the place of

Adjective

rua

1. to altered, changed as in their expression of the eyes by sickness

References

• Bingham, Hiram; Sabatier, Father Ernest with Luomala, Goo, and Banner (1978–), “rua”, in Trussel, Stephen, Groves, Gordon W., compilers, A Combined Kiribati–English Online Dictionary‎^[5]

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrua/ [ˈru.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ru‧a

Etymology 1

From Portuguese rua (“street”).

Noun

rua

1. (rare) street

   Synonym: jalan

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably same as above.

Adjective

rua (comparative lebih rua, superlative paling rua)

1. (obsolete) wide

   Synonym: lebar

Alternative forms

• ruwa

Further reading

• “rua”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Alternative forms

• ruadh (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रु॒धि॒र (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠuə/

Adjective

rua (genitive singular masculine rua, genitive singular feminine rua or ruaí, comparative rua or ruacha)

1. red(-haired)

   Synonyms: ceannrua, fionnrua, foltrua, ruafholtach

2. reddish brown, russet, copper brown
3. wild, fierce; rough, strong

Declension

Declension of rua

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	rua	rua	rua
vocative	rua		rua
genitive		rua	rua	rua
dative	rua	rua	rua
Comparative	níos rua
Superlative	is rua

• Alternative genitive singular feminine: ruaí (dialectal)
• Alternative comparative: ruacha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• arán rua m (“brown bread”)
• cangarú rua m (“red kangaroo”)
• ceannrua (“redheaded”, adjective)
• donnrua (“brick red”, adjective)
• fia rua m (“red deer”)
• garal rua m (“red goral”)
• giolla rua m (“gillaroo”)
• lionn rua
• madra rua m (“fox”)
• Ruadhán
• Ruairí
• ruamheirg
• ruán m (“rudd; buckwheat”)
• ruóg
• siorc rua m (“copper shark”)

Noun

rua m (genitive singular rua, nominative plural ruanna)

1. red-haired person, redhead
2. reddish-brown, russet, colour

Declension

Declension of rua (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative rua ruanna vocative a rua a ruanna genitive rua ruanna dative rua ruanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an rua na ruanna genitive an rua na ruanna dative leis an rua don rua leis na ruanna

Noun

an rua f (genitive singular na rua, uncountable)

1. (pathology) the rose, erysipelas

   Synonym: ruachtach

Further reading

• A. Palandri, Ú. Bhreathnach, M. Měchura, G. Ó Cleircín, and B. Ó Raghallaigh, (2026), “rua”, in Taisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge - Repository of Irish Dialects‎^[6] (in Irish and English), Dublin City University
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ruaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 917; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• “rua”, in Foclóir Nua Gaeilge (in Irish), Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.a/
• Rhymes: -ua
• Hyphenation: rù‧a

Noun

rua f (plural rue)

1. alternative form of ruga

Anagrams

• -ura, Aru

Kristang

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese rua.

Noun

rua

1. road; route; street

Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

1. street, road

References

• “rua”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026

Macanese

Etymology

Derived from Portuguese rua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾuɐ/

Noun

rua

1. street

   na meo di rua ― in the middle of the street

   tambâ buraco di rua ― to fill in the hole in the street

   atâi di rua ― uneducated boy (literally, “boy of the street”)

Usage notes

• Some usages of rua are calques of Cantonese usages; for example, vai rua is a calque of Cantonese 出街 (ceot¹ gaai¹), while andâ rua is a calque of Cantonese 行街 (haang⁴ gaai¹).

Derived terms

• andâ rua (“to stroll around the streets”)
• vai rua (“to go out”, literally “to go street”)
• varê rua (“to always stay outside”, literally “to sweep the street”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Makasar

Makasar numbers ^(edit)

	20
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Cardinal: rua     Ordinal: makarua     Adverbial: pinruang     Ordinal adverbial: makapinruang     Multiplier: lappi rua     Distributive: taʼrua     Distributive adverbial: tappinruang     Fractional: tawa rua, sitannga

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrua/, [ˈru.a]
• Hyphenation: ru‧a

Numeral

rua (Lontara spelling ᨑᨘᨓ or 𑻭𑻴𑻯)

1. two

   Rua tolingku ruatodong pallanngerekku

   I have two ears, so I also hear two kinds of things.

   Ruai panngaingku rikau

   My love for you is doubled.

   Naʼlampamo karaenga rua sikalabini

   The king went away, the two of them, husband and wife.

Pronoun

rua (Lontara spelling ᨑᨘᨓ or 𑻭𑻴𑻯)

1. a second one besides (someone or something)
2. (in negative sentences) except; other than; besides

   Taena ruanna tau battu mae rinakke antulungaʼ

   There was no one else who came to help me except (him).

   Taena ruangku antulungko

   There is no one other than me to help you.

Derived terms

affixations

• aʼrua
• makapinruang
• makarua
• paruài
• paʼrua
• pinruang
• pinruanngi
• piruài
• ruài
• ruàng
• sipaʼrua
• tappinruang
• taʼrua

compounds

• allappaʼ rua
• lappi rua
• paʼrua paʼmaikang
• rua limài
• rua tallu
• ruambilanngang
• ruampulo
• ruanrealaʼ
• ruanrupa
• ruassaʼbu
• sampulo anrua
• seʼre rua
• tawa rua

reduplications

• rua-rua

idioms

• rua ulungku
• tau rua arenna
• tau rua kananna

Mandarin

Romanization

rua

1. nonstandard spelling of ruá

Usage notes

• 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.

Māori

Māori numbers ^(edit)

	20[a], [b]
←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: rua     Ordinal: tuarua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrua/ [ˈɾʉɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua (compare Malay dua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

1. two

   weherua ― to halve, to bisect (literally, “to divide into two”)

   hurirua ― to turn inside out (literally, “to turn by two (i.e. from two presumably opposite directions or sides)”)

   pitorua ― double-ended

   pōkairua ― diploma

Derived terms

• aroarorua
• hangarua
• matarua
• pūrua
• Rārua
• rūrua
• tārua
• tuarua
• weherua

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Polynesian [Term?] (compare with Hawaiian lua), from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ (compare Malay luang (“gap”) and lubang (“hole”), Tagalog luwang (“vast space”)) or *liaŋ ((compare with Malay liang (“pore”)).

Noun

rua

1. pit
2. cavity

Derived terms

• Ruapehu

Descendants

• ⇒ Translingual: Ruanoho

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “rua”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, 5th edition, Wellington, N.Z.: Marcus F. Marks, page 407
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “rua”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *rua, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-pa.

Noun

rua

1. bamboo

Usage notes

Becomes raw- when used as the first element of compounds.

Derived terms

• rawṭhing

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “rua”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rua f

1. definite singular of rue

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan rua, from Latin ruga.

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

1. (Limousin) street

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”) (likely through or influenced by Old French rue), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.a/
• Rhymes: -ua

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

1. street
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, João de Gaia, B 1433: Vosso pai na rua (facsimile)

     Vosso pay na Rua / anta porta sua

     Your dad [is] on the street / before your door

   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 34 (facsimile):

     Hṽa omage pintada na rua siya / en tauoa mui bẽ feita de ſanta Maria.

     There was in the street a well-made icon of Holy Mary, painted on wood.

Descendants

• Galician: rúa
• Portuguese: rua

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "rua"

Palu'e

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

1. two

Portuguese

rua

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.ɐ/ [ˈhu.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.ɐ/ [ˈhu.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.ɐ/ [ˈχu.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.ɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uɐ
• Hyphenation: ru‧a

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese rua (“street”), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Latin rūga (“crease, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewg- (“to roar, belch”). Cognate with Galician rúa. Doublet of ruga.

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

2. street; road (paved path)

   Eu moro na rua da Igreja.

   I live on Church Street.

   Olha para os dois lados antes de atravessar a rua.

   Look both ways before you cross the street.

4. streets (urban areas outside buildings)

   O mendigo mora na rua.

   The beggar lives in the streets.

Derived terms

• ruazinha
• ruela

Interjection

rua!

2. out! (strong, impolite demand for someone to leave)

   Synonyms: andor, fora

Etymology 2

Verb

rua

1. inflection of ruar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “rua”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rua”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾu.a/
• Hyphenation: ru‧a

Etymology 1

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : rua     Compound form : piti

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Māori rua.

Numeral

rua

1. two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Samoan lua and Tokelauan lua.

Verb

rua

1. (intransitive) to vomit

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996), Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 207
• Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[7], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

Rarotongan

Rarotongan cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : rua

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

1. two

Ratahan

Etymology

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

Numeral

rua

1. two

Rotuman

Rotuman numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: rua

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Cognate with Fijian rua.

Numeral

rua

1. two

   Hȧn rua fun iaʻ ta ʻe nujkoua ta.

   The two women cooked the fish in the earth oven.

References

• Churchward, C.M. (1940), “rua”, in Rotuman Grammar and Dictionary‎^[8], Sydney, Australia: Methodist Church of Australasia, →ISBN, page 301

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• ruga

Etymology

From Latin rūga.

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

1. street

Sotho

Verb

rua

1. to be rich

Ternate

Etymology

r- +‎ ua

Adverb

rua

1. not anymore, no longer

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh.

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

1. two

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French roi, from Latin rēx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾu.a/
• Hyphenation: ru‧a

Noun

rua (definite accusative ruayı, plural rualar)

1. (uncommon, card games) king

   Synonym: papaz

Declension

Declension of rua

singular plural nominative rua rualar definite accusative ruayı ruaları dative ruaya rualara locative ruada rualarda ablative ruadan rualardan genitive ruanın ruaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular ruam rualarım 2nd singular ruan ruaların 3rd singular ruası ruaları 1st plural ruamız rualarımız 2nd plural ruanız rualarınız 3rd plural ruaları ruaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular ruamı rualarımı 2nd singular ruanı rualarını 3rd singular ruasını rualarını 1st plural ruamızı rualarımızı 2nd plural ruanızı rualarınızı 3rd plural rualarını rualarını dative singular plural 1st singular ruama rualarıma 2nd singular ruana rualarına 3rd singular ruasına rualarına 1st plural ruamıza rualarımıza 2nd plural ruanıza rualarınıza 3rd plural rualarına rualarına locative singular plural 1st singular ruamda rualarımda 2nd singular ruanda rualarında 3rd singular ruasında rualarında 1st plural ruamızda rualarımızda 2nd plural ruanızda rualarınızda 3rd plural rualarında rualarında ablative singular plural 1st singular ruamdan rualarımdan 2nd singular ruandan rualarından 3rd singular ruasından rualarından 1st plural ruamızdan rualarımızdan 2nd plural ruanızdan rualarınızdan 3rd plural rualarından rualarından genitive singular plural 1st singular ruamın rualarımın 2nd singular ruanın rualarının 3rd singular ruasının rualarının 1st plural ruamızın rualarımızın 2nd plural ruanızın rualarınızın 3rd plural rualarının rualarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular ruayım rualarım 2nd singular ruasın rualarsın 3rd singular rua ruadır rualar rualardır 1st plural ruayız rualarız 2nd plural ruasınız rualarsınız 3rd plural rualar rualardır

See also

Playing cards in Turkish · iskambil (layout · text)
as, birli	ikili	üçlü	dörtlü	beşli	altılı	yedili
sekizli	dokuzlu	onlu	bacak, oğlan, vale, fanti	kız	papaz, rua	joker

Further reading

• “rua”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “rua”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

Ujir

Numeral

rua

1. two

References

• Antoinette Schapper, Marian Klamer, Numeral systems in the Alor-Pantar languages

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rua/

Numeral

rua

1. two

Further reading

• Ross, Malcolm (1988), Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia (Pacific Linguistics; C-98)‎^[9], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Uruava

Numeral

rua

1. two

Further reading

• Ross, Malcolm (1988), Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia (Pacific Linguistics; C-98)‎^[10], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
• ABVD

Venetan

Etymology 1

From Latin rota. Compare Italian ruota.

Alternative forms

• roda

Noun

rua f (plural rue)

1. wheel
2. tyre

Etymology 2

From Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ). Compare Italian ruta.

Noun

rua f (plural rue)

1. rue (plant)

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French ajourer (“hemstitch, perforate”).

Verb

rua

1. to hemstitch

Anagrams

• rau