slau

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Probably from a Proto-Germanic *slūhaz (“sneaking, creeping”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewǵ- (“to crawl, slide”). Compare English sly; German schlau.

Adjective

slau

  1. sly; clever; crafty

Tày

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 搜.

Pronunciation

Verb

slau (Nôm form 搜)

  1. to harvest; to collect; to reap
    slau chèn thoẻ ― collect tax
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