Edo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "edo"

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛdəʊ

Etymology 1

From Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo, literally “cove entrance”).

Alternative forms

• Jeddo, Yeddo, Yedo, Jendo, Yendo

Proper noun

Edo

1. (historical) The former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.

Usage notes

Principally known as the de facto capital of Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate; when the shogunate ended in 1868, it was renamed Tokyo and made the formal capital by the newly-formed Meiji government.

The alternative forms of Yeddo and Yedo reflect historical Japanese pronunciation.

Translations

former name of Tokyo

• Arabic: إِيدُو f (ʔīdū)

  Egyptian Arabic: إيدو f (ʔidu)

• Belarusian: Э́да m (Éda)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 江戶／江户 (gong¹ wu⁶)

  Hokkien: 江戶／江户 (Kang-hō͘)

  Mandarin: 江戶／江户 (zh) (Jiānghù)

  Wu: 江戶／江户 (¹kaon-wu)

• Czech: Edo m, Jedo m, Jeddo m
• French: Yédo (fr) m, Edo (fr) m
• Galician: Edo
• German: Edo (nowadays and hence anachronistic); Jedo, Jeddo (contemporary in the 19th century)
• Greek: Έντο (el) n (Énto), Γέντο n (Génto)
• Italian: Edo (it) f
• Japanese: 江戸 (ja) (えど, Edo)
• Korean: 에도 (Edo)
• Lithuanian: Edas m
• Marathi: एदो (edo)
• Persian: ادو (edo)
• Portuguese: Edo f
• Russian: Э́до (ru) m (Édo)
• Ukrainian: Е́до m (Édo)

Etymology 2

From Edo Ẹ̀dó.

Proper noun

Edo

1. A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Benin City.
2. (collectively) The people of Edo State.
3. (uncountable) The Volta-Niger language spoken primarily by these people.

Synonyms

• (language): Bini

Translations

a state of Nigeria

• Marathi: एडो n (eḍo)
• Portuguese: Edo m

the people of Edo State

• Portuguese: edo (pt) m pl

a Volta-Niger language spoken by the Edo

• Marathi: एडो f (eḍo)
• Portuguese: edo (pt) m

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code bin (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Edo, bin ⁠

Anagrams

• -ode, DOE, Doe, EOD, ODE, OED, deo, doe, ode

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.do/
• Rhymes: -ɛdo
• Hyphenation: È‧do

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo).

Proper noun

Edo f

1. (historical) Edo (the former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan)

Related terms

• edochiano

Etymology 2

Clipping of Edoardo.

Proper noun

Edo m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Edoardo

Anagrams

• Deo, ode

Japanese

Romanization

Edo

1. Rōmaji transcription of えど