áo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ao"

Maléku Jaíka

Interjection

áo

1. yes

---

Mandarin

Romanization

áo (ao², Zhuyin ㄠˊ)

1. Template:pinyin reading of
2. Template:pinyin reading of
3. Template:pinyin reading of
4. Template:pinyin reading of
5. Template:pinyin reading of
6. Template:pinyin reading of
7. Template:pinyin reading of
8. Template:pinyin reading of
9. Template:pinyin reading of
10. Template:pinyin reading of
11. Template:pinyin reading of
12. Template:pinyin reading of
13. Template:pinyin reading of
14. Template:pinyin reading of
15. Template:pinyin reading of
16. Template:pinyin reading of
17. Template:pinyin reading of
18. Template:pinyin reading of
19. Template:pinyin reading of
20. Template:pinyin reading of
21. Template:pinyin reading of
22. Template:pinyin reading of
23. Template:pinyin reading of
24. Template:pinyin reading of
25. Template:pinyin reading of
26. Template:pinyin reading of
27. Template:pinyin reading of
28. Template:pinyin reading of

---

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔaːwʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaawʔ. Cognates include Muong ảo, Bahnar ao, Khmer អាវ (ʼaaw), Pacoh ao and possibly Chinese 襖／袄 (ǎo).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˦˥]
• Homophone: Áo

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) áo • (奧, 襖, 袄)

1. (clothing) a top

   áo ngực/vú

   a top undergarment for women; a bra, corset, etc.

   áo ba lỗ

   a tanktop

   áo khoác/ấm/lạnh

   a jacket, coat, etc.

   áo len

   a sweater

2. (by extension, clothing, rare) an outfit

Derived terms

Derived terms

• áo dài
• áo khoác
• áo mưa
• áo quần
• áo sống
• quần áo

 

See also

• quần (“two-legged/holed bottom”)

Further reading

• "áo" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)