fao

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See also: FAO and fa'o

Translingual

Symbol

fao

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Faroese.

English

Preposition

fao

  1. Abbreviation of for the attention of. Used on an address or label, specifies an individual to whom the document should be delivered, usually put on when the address is of an organisation.

Anagrams

Esperanto

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Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese phở.

Pronunciation

Noun

fao (accusative singular faon, plural faoj, accusative plural faojn)

  1. pho (Vietnamese soup with a beef base)
    Kiun vi preferus manĝi: fao aŭ rameno?
    Which would you prefer to eat: pho or ramen?

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faqo (compare with Hawaiian hao (“iron, horn”), Maori whao (“chisel, nail”), Tuamotuan pao), from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (compare with Fijian ivako (“nail”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”) (compare with Malay pahat, Tagalog paet)

Noun

fao

  1. tip, point
  2. scissors

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “faqo.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

fao

  1. (transitive) to pull out

Conjugation

Conjugation of fao
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tofao fofao mifao
2nd nofao nifao
3rd Masculine ofao ifao, yofao†
Feminine mofao
Neuter ifao
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venetian

Verb

fao

  1. first-person singular present indicative of far

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

fao

  1. a father

Usage notes

The term fao is used for referring to a father, whereas the term baba is used for addressing one's father.

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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