Edo

See also: edo, EDO, -edo, and -ẽdo

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdoʊ/

Etymology 1Edit

From Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo), literally “cove entrance”.

Alternative formsEdit

• Jeddo, Yeddo, Yedo

Proper nounEdit

Edo

1. (historical) Tokyo

Usage notesEdit

Principally known as the de facto capital of Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate; when the shogunate ended in 1868, it was renamed Tokyo and made the formal capital by the newly-crowned Emperor Meiji.

TranslationsEdit

former name of Tokyo

• Arabic: إِيدُو‎‎ f (ʾīdū)

  Egyptian Arabic: إيدو‎‎ f (ʔidu)

• Belarusian: Э́да m (Éda)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 江戶 (gong¹ wu⁶)

  Mandarin: 江戶 (zh), 江户 (zh) (Jiānghù)

  Min Nan: 江戶 (kang hō͘)

  Wu: 江戶 (1kaan 3hhu)

• Czech: Edo m, Jedo m, Jeddo m
• French: Yédo (fr) m, Edo (fr) m
• Galician: Edo

• German: Edo (nowadays and hence anachronistic); Jedo, Jeddo (contemporary in the 19th century)
• Greek: Έντο n (Énto), Γέντο n (Génto)
• Italian: Edo (it) f
• Japanese: 江戸 (ja) (えど, Edo)
• Korean: 에도 (edo)
• Lithuanian: Edas m
• Marathi: एदो (edo)
• Persian: ادو‎‎ (Edo)
• Portuguese: Edo f
• Russian: Э́до (ru) m (Édo)
• Ukrainian: Е́до m (Édo)

Etymology 2Edit

From Edo Ẹ̀dó.

Proper nounEdit

Edo

1. A state in southern Nigeria. Capital: Benin City.
2. (collectively) The people of Edo State.
3. (uncountable) The Volta-Niger language spoken primarily by these people.

SynonymsEdit

• (language): Bini

TranslationsEdit

a state of Nigeria

• Portuguese: Edo m

the people of Edo State

• Portuguese: edo (pt) m pl

a Volta-Niger language spoken by the Edo

• Portuguese: edo (pt) m

Further readingEdit

• ISO 639-3 code bin (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Edo, bin

AnagramsEdit

• -ode, DOE, Doe, EOD, ODE, OED, deo, doe, ode

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ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.do/, [ˈɛːd̪o]
• Hyphenation: È‧do

Etymology 1Edit

From Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo).

Proper nounEdit

Edo f

1. (historical) Edo (now Tokyo)

Related termsEdit

• edochiano

Etymology 2Edit

Clipping of Edoardo.

Proper nounEdit

Edo m

1. A diminutive of the male given name Edoardo

AnagramsEdit

• deo, Deo
• ode

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

Edo

1. Rōmaji transcription of えど