hao

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See also: Hao, háo, hào, Hào, hão, hāo, hǎo, and Hạo

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vietnamese hào

Noun[edit]

hao (plural hao)

  1. A former currency unit of Vietnam, one tenth of a dong.

Anagrams[edit]

Chamorro[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu. Cognates include Indonesian kau and Hawaiian ʻoe.

Pronoun[edit]

hao

  1. thou, thee, you (singular)

Usage notes[edit]

  • hao is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb, while un is used as a subject of a transitive verb.
    Kao malangu hao? ― Are you sick?
    Kao chumocho hao esta? ― Did you eat already?
  • In a transitive clause with an indefinite object, hao can also be used as a subject.
    Kao manaitai hao lepblo? ― Did you read a book?

See also[edit]

Chamorro personal pronouns
hu-type pronouns
singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
1st person hu ta in
2nd person un en
3rd person ha ma
yoʼ-type pronouns
singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
1st person yoʼ hit ham
2nd person hao hamyo
3rd person gueʼ siha
emphatic pronouns
singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
1st person guahu hita hami
2nd person hagu hamyo
3rd person guiya siha

References[edit]

  • Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

hao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of hāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of háo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of hǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of hào.

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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.

Swahili[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hao

  1. Wa class inflected form of hiyo.

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 耗.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

hao

  1. to greatly consume (energy, etc.)

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms
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