áo

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Maléku Jaíka

Interjection

áo

  1. yes

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

áo (ao2, Zhuyin ㄠˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敖
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隞
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶅
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遨
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗷
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 廒, 厫
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璈
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獒
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 熬
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 聱
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螯
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 翺／翱
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謷
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鰲／鳌, 鼇／鳌
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 囂／嚣
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏖
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗸
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摮
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滶
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 爊
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獓
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磝
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磼
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔜
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謸／𫍵
  26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏊
  27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驁／骜
  28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鷔／𪉑

Tày

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːwᴬ (“father's younger brother”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (`ao), Lao ອາວ (ʼāo) and Thai อาว (aao).

Pronunciation

Noun

áo (奧)

  1. paternal uncle younger than one's father
    po̱ áo ― uncle (polite)
  2. younger brother
    noọng áo khỏi ― my younger brother

Derived terms

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) áo • (𬡢 - 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

See also

  • quần (“two-legged/holed bottom”)

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