hao

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

English

Etymology

From Vietnamese hào.

Noun

hao (plural hao)

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

Anagrams

• AHO, HOA, Hoa, OHA, hoa, ǂHõã

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Chamorro

Etymology

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

Pronoun

hao

1. thou, thee, you (singular)

Usage notes

• 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

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

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

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Hawaiian

Chemical element
Fe
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *faqo, from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (“chisel”).

Noun

hao

1. iron; general name for metal tools; a bit

   mea hao ― hardware

2. brand (as on a horse)

   hao kuni ― branding iron

3. horn (as of a goat)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *faqao, from Proto-Oceanic *paqaʀok (“snatch, seize, rob”).

Noun

hao

1. robber

Verb

hao

1. to scoop, pick up
2. to grasp, pillage, plunder

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *fao, from Proto-Oceanic *paoq (“Ochrosia oppositifolia”).

Noun

hao

1. any plant of the genus Rauvolfia.

Further reading

• “hao” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

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Mandarin

Romanization

hao

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

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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Swahili

Adjective

hao

1. Wa class inflected form of hiyo.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 耗.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˧]

Verb

hao

1. to greatly consume (energy, etc.)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hao hụt
• hao mòn
• hao phí
• hao tổn
• hư hao
• tiêu hao