| Language | Family | Form for ROUGH (OF SEA) | Gloss for ROUGH (OF SEA) | Form for ROUGH | Gloss for ROUGH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish | Indo-European | garbh | rough (of sea) | garbh | rough |
| Welsh | Indo-European | garw | rough (of sea) | garw | rough |
| Danish | Indo-European | ru | rough (of sea) | ru | rough |
| Middle English | Indo-European | rough-e | rough (of sea) | rough-e | rough |
| English | Indo-European | rough | rough (of sea) | rough | rough |
| Dutch | Indo-European | ruw | rough (of sea) | ruw | rough |
| Jamaican Creole (Limonese Creole dialect) | Indo-European | rɔf | rough (of sea) | rɔf | rough |
| Khasi | Austroasiatic | Sohkhruh-sohkhràm | rough (of sea) | sohkhruh-sohkhrâm | rough |
| Tamil | Dravidian | karaṭumūraṭāṉa | rough (of sea) | karaṭumūraṭāṉa | rough |
| Dutch | Indo-European | ruw | rough(2) | ruw | rough(1) |
| English | Indo-European | rough | rough(2) | rough | rough(1) |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | `ōkaikai | rough(2) | `ōka`ika`i | rough(1) |
| Old High German | Indo-European | rûh | rough(2) | rûh | rough(1) |
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