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rhaw

Pronunciation: /r̥aːu̯/

“rhaw” is a Welsh word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. shovel
  2. spade

Etymology

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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