ao

See also Appendix:Variations of "ao"

English

Abbreviation

ao

1. among(st) others
2. and others

Anagrams

• OA

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Borôro

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aɔ̯/

Noun

ao

1. hair

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Galician

Alternative forms

• ó

Etymology

From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + masculine definite article o (“the”)

Contraction

ao m (feminine á, masculine plural aos, feminine plural ás)

1. to the, towards the

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Tagalog araw).

Noun

ao

1. light
2. daylight
3. day

Etymology 2

Noun

ao

1. world
2. earth

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *qao, from Proto-Oceanic (compare Maori ao).

Noun

ao

1. cloud

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Japanese

Romanization

ao

1. See あお

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Lavukaleve

Verb

ao

1. (intransitive) go in, enter

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Mandarin

Romanization

ao

1. Nonstandard spelling of āo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of áo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of ào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Tagalog araw).

Noun

ao

1. daytime

Etymology 2

Noun

ao

1. world

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *qao, from Proto-Oceanic (compare Hawaiian ao).

Noun

ao

1. cloud

Derived terms

• Aotearoa

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aw/

Contraction

ao (plural aos, feminine à, feminine plural às, feminine (obsolete) aa, feminine plural (obsolete) aas)

1. Contraction of a o (“to the”).

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Rapa Nui

Noun

ao

1. dancing paddle

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Samoan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Tagalog araw).

Noun

ao

1. day

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qao, from Proto-Oceanic (compare Hawaiian ao).

Noun

ao

1. cloud

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Tongan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qao, from Proto-Oceanic (compare Hawaiian ao).

Noun

ao

1. cloud

Derived terms

• aoaofia

Etymology 2

Noun

ao

1. headdress
2. front of an island

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Vietnamese

Etymology 1

Noun

ao

1. pond

Etymology 2

Verb

ao

1. to measure roughly, to measure approximately