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Translingual
Symbol
ō
( phonetics ) A common convention for a long vowel o
English
Symbol
ō
( lexicography ) A dictionary transcription for the GOAT vowel
Fijian
Noun
ō
cloud
Halkomelem
Pronunciation
Letter
ō (upper case Ō )
( Stó꞉lō ) A letter of the Halkomelem alphabet.
See also
Musqueam ( Latin-script letters) c , c̓ , č , h , k , kʷ , k̓ʷ , l , l̓ , ƛ̓ , ɬ , m , m̓ , n , n̓ , p , p̓ , q , q̓ , qʷ , q̓ʷ , s , š , t , t̓ , t̓ᶿ , θ , w , w̓ , x , xʷ , ꭓ , ꭓʷ , y , y̓ , ʔ , a , a꞉ , e , e꞉ , i , i꞉ , u , u꞉ , ə
Stó꞉lō ( Latin-script letters) A a , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , E e , H h , I i , K k , Kʼ kʼ , Kw kw , Kwʼ kwʼ , L l , Lh lh , M n , O o , Ō ō , P p , Pʼ pʼ , Q q , Qʼ qʼ , Qw qw , Qwʼ qwʼ , S s , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Th th , Thʼ thʼ , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , W w , X x , Xw xw , X̱ x̱ , X̱w x̱w , Y y , ʼ , ꞉
Cowichan ( Latin-script letters) A a , Aa aa , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , E e , Ee ee , H h , Hw hw , I i , Ii ii , K k , Kw kw , Kwʼ kwʼ , L l , Lʼ lʼ (ʼl ), Lh lh , M m , Mʼ mʼ (ʼm ), N n , Nʼ nʼ (ʼn ), O o , Oo oo , Ou ou , P p , Pʼ pʼ , Q q , Qʼ qʼ , Qw qw , Qwʼ qwʼ , S s , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Th th , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , Tth tth , Tthʼ tthʼ , U u , W w , Wʼ wʼ (ʼw ), X x , Xw xw , Y y , Yʼ yʼ (ʼy ), ʼ
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *qoho ( “ journey provisions ” ) , from Proto-Oceanic *qoso ( “ ibid. ” ) , cognate with Maori ō ( “ food, provisions ” ) .[ 1] [ 2]
Noun
ō
food , provisions , rations
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Interjection
ō
A greeting said when answering the telephone , much like the English hello .
References
^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986 ) “ō”, in Hawaiian Dictionary , revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN , page 274
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011 ), “qoho ”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Japanese
Romanization
ō
Rōmaji transcription of おう
Rōmaji transcription of おお
Rōmaji transcription of オー
Latgalian
Letter
ō (upper case Ō )
The twenty-fifth letter of the Latgalian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , Ģ ģ , H h , I i , Y y , Ī ī , J j , K k , Ķ ķ , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , Ō ō , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
ō (upper case Ō )
The twenty-third letter of the Livonian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦ ; A a , Ā ā , Ä ä , Ǟ ǟ , B b , D d , D̦ d̦ , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , Ō ō , Ȯ ȯ , Ȱ ȱ , Õ õ , Ȭ ȭ , P p , R r , Ŗ ŗ , S s , Š š , T t , Ț ț , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Mandarin
Romanization
ō (o1 , Zhuyin ㄛ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喔
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噢
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呵
Maori
Etymology 1
Letter
ō (upper case Ō )
The twelfth letter of the Maori alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ā ā , E e , Ē ē , H h , I i , Ī ī , K k , M m , N n , O o , Ō ō , P p , R r , T t , U u , Ū ū , W w , Ng ng , Wh wh
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *qoho ( “ journey provisions ” ) , from Proto-Oceanic *qoso ( “ ibid. ” ) (cognate of Hawaiian ō ( “ food, provisions ” ) ).[ 1] [ 2]
Noun
ō
food , provisions
Preposition
ō
possessive article used before a pronoun, like the functions of and -’s in English
Ka pekepeke te kurī ō tāua. ― Our dog is jumping.
Verb
ō
to have , to own
He whare nui ō rāua. ― The has a big house.
References
^ Tregear, Edward (1891 ) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary , Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 287
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011 ), “qoho ”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
“ō ” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index , 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN .
Samogitian
Letter
ō (upper case Ō )
The twenty-first letter of the Samogitian alphabet , called ėlguojė ō and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , Ė ė , Ė̄ ė̄ , F f , G g , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ō ō , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Noun
ō ?
The name of the Latin-script letter O /o .
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) ā , ėlguojė ā , bė , cė , čė , dė , ē , ėlguojė ē , ė̄ , ėlguojė ė̄ , ėf , gė / gie , hā , ī , ėlguojė ī , jot , kā , ėl , ėm , ėn , ō , ėlguojė ō , pė , ėr , ės , ėš , tė , ū , ėlguojė ū , vė , zė / zet , žė / žet
Silesian
Etymology
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and ō for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
ō (lower case , upper case Ō )
The twenty-first letter of the Silesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ã ã , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ŏ ŏ , Ō ō , Ô ô , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
Swedish
Etymology
From the perceived ease and speed of writing a macron (¯) compared to an umlaut (¨).
Pronunciation
Letter
ō (lower case , upper case Ō )
( in handwriting ) Alternative form of ö
See also
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *o-u .
Determiner
ō
( inalienable ) thy , your
See also
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Etymology 2
Te ō (2.1).
From Proto-Polynesian *o . Cognates include Tongan oo and Samoan lō .
Noun
ō
rabbitfish
References
R. Simona, editor (1986 ), Tokelau Dictionary , Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 33