crau

Portuguese

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishcrawl.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈkɾaw/[ˈkɾaʊ̯]

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈkɾaw/

• Rhymes:-aw
• Hyphenation:crau

Noun

craum(uncountable)

1. (Brazil)crawl(swimming style)

   Synonym:(Portugal)crol

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

crau

1. caw(sound made by crows)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales)IPA^(key):/kraɨ̯/
• (South Wales)IPA^(key):/krai̯/
• Rhymes:-aɨ̯

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Welshcreu,fromProto-Celtic*kruwos,*kruwyos(“enclosure”)(compareBretonkrao(“eye of a needle”),kraou(“stable”),Cornishkrow(“hut, shed, sty”),Irishcró(“eye socket; enclosure”)), fromProto-Indo-European*krewh₁-(“to hide”)(compareOld Englishhrēodan(“to cover”),Old Church Slavonicкрꙑти(kryti,“to hide”)).

Noun

craum(pluralcreuau)

1. sty
2. eye socket

Etymology 2

FromProto-Brythonic*krow,fromProto-Celtic*krūs,fromProto-Indo-European*kréwh₂s.Cognate withIrishcró,Latincruor,Ancient Greekκρέας(kréas),Old Englishhrǣw(Englishraw).

Noun

craumorf(uncountable)

1. blood,gore
2. carnage

Derived terms

• creulon(“bloody; cruel”)

Mutation

Mutated formsofcrau

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crau	grau	nghrau	chrau

Note:Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.