jao

See also: Jao, JAO, and ja'o

Estonian

Noun

jao

1. genitive singular of jagu

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• joa (Southeast Limburgish)
  • joë (Eupen)
  • jooe (Krefeld)

Interjection

jao

1. yes

Adverb

jao

1. of course; after all; as you know; modal particle used like German ja, which compare

   Vier hove ós neet vuur ’t Limburgs te sjame, ouch neet vuur ’t Hollesj, dat is jao ouch ’n taal.

   We needn’t be ashamed of Limburgish, but neither of standard Dutch, that's a language too, after all.

Serbo-Croatian

Interjection

jȁo (Cyrillic spelling ја̏о)

1. woe, alas

   Jao meni!

   Woe is me!