rhaw

== Welsh == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥aːu̯/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥au̯/ Rhymes: -au̯ === Noun === rhaw f (plural rhawiau or rhofiau) (South Wales) shovel Synonym: siefl (North Wales) spade Synonym: pâl ==== Derived terms ==== rhawlech, llechraw (“baker's peel”) rhofio (“to shovel”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “rhaw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “rhaw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies