Ao

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ao"

Translingual

Symbol

Ao

1. (obsolete) acton; Obsolete form of An (“actinon”). (radon-219)
2. (obsolete) ausonium; Obsolete form of Np (“neptunium”). A rejected name for Np (“element-93”).

Coordinate terms

actinon

• Ro (radon; radon-222)
• To (thoron; radon-220)

 

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

Ao pl (plural only)

1. A tribe living primarily in the state of Nagaland in India.

Proper noun

Ao

1. Their language, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

See also

• Ethnologue entry for Ao, njo ⁠

Etymology 2

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鰲／鳌 (Áo) and 敖 (Áo).

Proper noun

Ao

1. A river in Zhejiang, China
   • 2004 July 3, Ray Cheung, “Polluted pig-leather capital is cleaned up”, in South China Morning Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 November 2023‎^[2]:

     To produce leather goods, plants dumped an estimated 8,000 tonnes of waste a day into the Ao River, transforming its once-clear waters into a foul-smelling cesspool.

2. A river in Fujian, China
   • [2021 December 12, “Three ordinary Taiwan locals who made new lives across the Strait”, in huaxia, editor, Xinhua News Agency‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-04-08‎^[4]:

     Chiang said her father was born in Lianjiang, and he knew very well that if there was no dike, places like Gui'an and Taoyuan villages would be flooded every year.
     "Just a while ago, when it rained heavily, waterlogging can be seen in many places. At that time, I was looking at the course of the Aojiang River, when I suddenly realized that we were defending our homeland."]

Synonyms

• Aojiang, Aokiang, Ao-chiang

Translations

river in Zhejiang, China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鰲／鳌 (zh)江 (zh) (Áojiāng)

river in Fujian, China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 敖 (zh)江 (zh) (Áojiāng)

Etymology 3

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 敖 (Áo).

Proper noun

Ao (plural Aos)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ao is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Ao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.08%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ao”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 46.

Etymology 4

Noun

Ao

1. (anatomy) Abbreviation of aorta.

Derived terms

• AAo, DAo

Anagrams

• OA

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ō/

Proper noun

Ào

1. A Yoruba dialect spoken by some members of the Àkókó subethnic group, consisting of several subdialects including Amùsìgbó, (spoken by the people of Ìdóàní). It is also spoken by the Àfò, Ìpèsì, Ikún, Imerì, Ìdógún, and Ìfira towns in Ondo State.