Edo

See also: edo, EDO, -edo, and -ẽdo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛdəʊ/
• 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) Tokyo

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-crowned Emperor Meiji.

Translations

former name of Tokyo

• Arabic: إِيدُو f (ʔīdū)

  Egyptian Arabic: إيدو f (ʾidu)

• Belarusian: Э́да m (Éda)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 江戶／江户 (gong¹ wu⁶)

  Mandarin: 江戶／江户 (zh) (Jiānghù), 江户 (zh) (Jiānghù)

  Min Nan: 江戶／江户, 江户 (Kang-hō͘)

  Wu: 江戶／江户 (¹kaon-wu), 江户 (kaan hhu)

• Czech: Edo m, Jedo m, Jeddo m
• French: Yédo (fr) m, Edo (fr) m
• Galician: Edo
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• German: Edo (nowadays and hence anachronistic); Jedo, Jeddo (contemporary in the 19th century)
• Greek: Έντο 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 in southern Nigeria. Capital: 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

• Portuguese: Edo m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

the people of Edo State

• Portuguese: edo (pt) m pl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

a Volta-Niger language spoken by the Edo

• Portuguese: edo (pt) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

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Anagrams

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

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.do/, [ˈɛːd̪o]
• Hyphenation: È‧do

Etymology 1

From Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo).

Proper noun

Edo f

1. (historical) Edo (now Tokyo)

Related terms

• edochiano

Etymology 2

Clipping of Edoardo.

Proper noun

Edo m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Edoardo

Anagrams

• deo, Deo
• ode

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Japanese

Romanization

Edo

1. Rōmaji transcription of えど