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Translingual
Symbol
yo
( international standards ) ISO 639-1 language code for Yoruba .
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
As a greeting first attested in 1859, attested first as a cry of sailors and huntsmen (first attested in the 1400s; compare e.g. huzzah , giddyup ). Originally from Middle English yo , io , ȝo , yeo , yaw , variant forms of ya , ye ( “ yes, yea ” ) , from Old English ġēa ( “ yes, yea ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *ja ( “ yes, thus, so ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *yē ( “ already ” ) ; or perhaps from Old English ēow ( “ Wo!, Alas! ” , interjection ) . Compare Danish , Swedish , German , Norwegian jo ( “ yes (flexible meaning) ” ) , Dutch jow ( “ hi, hey ” ) and Dutch jo ( “ hi, hey ” ) . More at yea , ow , ew .
Modern popularity apparently dates from World War II (claimed to be a common response at roll calls ; see definition 4), and then most intensely attested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; it thence spread globally from American dominance of pop culture post-WWII.
Interjection
yo
( slang ) A greeting similar to hi .
Synonyms: oi , wotcher
Yo Paulie! How's it going?
( slang ) An interjection similar to hey .
Synonyms: ahoy , oi ; see also Thesaurus:hey
Yo , check this out!
Check this out, yo !
( slang ) An expression of surprise or excitement.
Yo , that's crazy, but I don't remember asking.
2021 October 2, Mason Cannon, “Don't Feel Pressured To Declare Your Major Right Away”, in Study Breaks :I have quickly acclimated myself to the standard form of greeting on campus: "Oh hey what’s your name? … Yeah, nice to meet you, what're you studying? … Yo that’s sick!" A script to recite, nearly verbatim, 10 times a day or more.
( military slang ) Present ! Here !
Sergeant: Smith?Private Smith: Yo !
( chiefly African-American Vernacular ) Emphatic conclusion to a statement.
2010 , "Kafkaesque " (Breaking Bad TV series, season 3, episode 9)
JESSE: That is messed up, yo .
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From you're , your , etc.
Alternative forms
Determiner
yo
( colloquial ) Pronunciation spelling of your .
Yo sandwich has only bacon in it. Want some ketchup on that?
Derived terms
Pronoun
yo
( Baltimore ) third-person singular, familiar
Yo was tuckin' in his shirt! (Stotko and Troyer 2007 )
Etymology 3
Noun
yo
Abbreviation of year (s) old ; also y.o. , y/o .
( crochet ) Initialism of yarn over .
Etymology 4
From Russian ё ( jo ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
yo (plural yos )
The letter Ё , ё .
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 5
Numeral
yo
Short for yoleven .
Etymology 6
From irregular romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 龠 ( yuè ) .
Noun
yo (plural yo or yos )
Obsolete form of yue , a traditional Chinese unit of volume .
See also
Anagrams
Afar
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yó
I , me
Usage notes
The form yóo is used when the pronoun isn't followed by a clitic.
See also
References
E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “yo”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English) , University of London, →ISBN
Aragonese
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin eo , from Classical Latin egō̆ .
Pronoun
yo m sg or f sg
First-person singular nominative pronoun ; I
See also
Aragonese personal pronouns
The forms shown in the table are the most widespread ones. Some varieties use different forms:
nusotros /as (Ansotano, Cheso, Somontanos) and nusaltros /as (Benasquese and Belsetán).
usté (s) (Benasquese), ustet (z) (Ansotano), vustet (z) (Tensino, Somontanos)
vusotros /as (Ansotano, Cheso, Somontanos) and vusaltros /as (Benasquese and Belsetán).
ell (s) (Benasquese) and er (s) (Belsetán).
era (s) (Belsetán).
mos (Ribagorçan). Before third-person pronouns and the adverbial pronoun en the contracted form mo' is used.
li (s) (Cheso, Tensino).
el (Ribagorçan). The contracted form l' is used before verbs beginning with vowel sounds and 'l after pronouns ending in vowels and no ( “ no, not ” ) .
es , els (Ribagorçan). These forms are contracted to 's and 'ls after pronouns ending in vowels and no ( “ no, not ” ) .
The contracted forms are used before verbs beginning with vowel sounds.
In Ribagorçan the contracted form to' is used before third-person pronouns and the adverbial pronoun en .
References
“yo ”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Asturian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin eo , from Classical Latin egō̆ .
Pronoun
yo
I ( first-person singular pronoun )
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish yo .
Pronoun
yo (accusative conmigo )
I ( first-person singular pronoun )
Chinese
Etymology
From English yo .
Pronunciation
Adjective
yo
( Hong Kong Cantonese , chiefly university slang ) outgoing ; sociable
Verb
yo ( Hong Kong Cantonese , chiefly university slang )
to act in an outgoing manner
to socialize with; to interact with
( euphemistic ) Used in certain interjections to replace vulgar verbs.
Derived terms
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English yo .
Interjection
yo
( slang ) yo
2016 , Lisbeth Zornig, Mikael Lindholm, Bundfald , Art People, →ISBN :
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English yo .
Pronunciation
Interjection
yo
( slang ) yo ( informal greeting, interjection similar to hey )
Guerrero Amuzgo
Adjective
yo
with
Haitian Creole
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Article
yo pl
the
Usage notes
This word is only used in its article sense when it modifies a plural noun.
See also
Pronoun
yo (contracted form y )
they
them
Indonesian
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Etymology 1
A shortening of "ayo " (come on)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English yo .
Pronunciation
Interjection
yo
( slang ) yo (greeting, interjection similar to hey )
Japanese
Romanization
yo
Rōmaji transcription of よ
Rōmaji transcription of ヨ
Kristang
Pronoun
yo
I ( first-person singular personal pronoun )
See also
References
^ 2010 , Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa , Masaryk University, page 26.
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish yo , from Late Latin eo , from Classical Latin egō̆ .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yo (Latin spelling , Hebrew spelling ייו )
I
Lashi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *hja , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hja . Cognates include Jingpho yi .
Pronunciation
Noun
yo
field
farm
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
yo
peace
Etymology 3
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-ja . Cognates include Jingpho kăya .
Pronunciation
Noun
yo
itch
References
Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid , Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), pages 15-16
Lingala
Pronoun
yo
Alternative form of yɔ̂
Lower Tanana
Noun
yo
sky
References
James Kari, Lower Tanana Athabaskan Listening and Writing Exercises (1991)
Mandarin
Romanization
yo (yo5 / yo0 , Zhuyin ˙ㄧㄛ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喲 / 哟
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚛 / 𪠸 , 𪠸
yo
Nonstandard spelling of yō .
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
yo
Alternative form of yow
Etymology 2
Pronoun
yo
Alternative form of heo ( “ she ” )
Noone
Noun
yo (plural yɔ́ )
snake
References
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French yaue , ewe , euwe , egua ( “ water ” ) , from Latin aqua ( “ water ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ ( “ water, flowing water ” ) .
Noun
yo f (plural yos )
( Sark ) water
Old Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin eo , from Classical Latin egō̆ .
Adverb
yo
I
Descendants
Ladino: yo /ייו
Spanish: yo Chavacano: yo → Interlingue: yo
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
𑀬𑁄 ( Brahmi script ) यो ( Devanagari script ) যো ( Bengali script ) යො ( Sinhalese script ) ယော or ယေႃ ( Burmese script ) โย ( Thai script ) ᨿᩮᩣ ( Tai Tham script ) ໂຍ or ໂຢ ( Lao script ) យោ ( Khmer script ) 𑄠𑄮 ( Chakma script )
Pronoun
yo
masculine nominative singular of ya ( “ who ( relative ) ” )
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish yo , from Late Latin eo , from Classical Latin egō̆ .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay ) /ˈʝo/
IPA (key ) : ( Buenos Aires and environs ) /ˈʃo/
IPA (key ) : ( elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay ) /ˈʒo/
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: yo
Pronoun
yo
First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case ; I
Usage notes
When more pronouns are included in the same sentence, it is considered impolite to say the pronoun yo at first; it must be the last one (this also applies to mí ):
Iremos Rosa, tú y yo . ― Rosa, you and I will go.
Derived terms
See also
Spanish personal pronouns
Not used with con ; conmigo , contigo , and consigo are used instead, respectively
Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
If le or les precedes lo , la , los , or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije )
Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
Used primarily in Spain
Used only in rare circumstances
Noun
yo m (plural yos or yoes )
( psychoanalysis ) Freud's concept of the ego
Descendants
Chavacano: yo
→ Interlingue: yo
Further reading
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of yok .
Pronunciation
Interjection
yo
( informal ) no
( informal ) Term of objection, roughly equivalent to nope , nah or naw .
Further reading
West Makian
Pronunciation
Particle
yo
sentence-final action negation particle ; not
de tifiam yo ― I am not eating
Usage notes
Specifically negates action verbs (intransitive, transitive, ditransitive, etc.). To negate a stative verb, see wayo . The verbs seba /tope ( “ to want ” ) are not negated by ua , which would be ungrammatical. Instead, one uses the verb fono ( “ to not want ” ) .
References
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours , Pacific linguistics
Xhosa
Pronoun
-yo
Combining stem of yona .
Yanomamö
Noun
yo (plural yoku )
path , trail , a path marked by hand-broken branches
References
Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Verb
yo
( transitive ) to leave (someone) without a portion from the hunt
References
Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “yo ”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana , Lyon
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Verb
yó
to become saturated with food or drinks ; to become full (after eating)
to become drunk
to become fleshy or robust (in reference to the belly or body)
( idiomatic , euphemistic ) to become pregnant
Derived terms
Àwòyó ( “ a nickname for the orisha Yemọja ” )
Zulu
Pronoun
-yo
Combining stem of yona .