See also: Hao, háo, hào, Hào, hão, hāo, hǎo, and Hạo

English edit

Etymology edit

From Vietnamese hào.

Noun edit

hao (plural hao)

  1. (historical) A former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.

Anagrams edit

Apatani edit

Noun edit

hao

  1. north

Chamorro edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu. Cognates include Indonesian kau and Hawaiian ʻoe.

Pronoun edit

hao

  1. thou, thee, you (singular)

Usage notes edit

  • hao is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb, while un is used as a subject of a transitive verb.
    Kao malangu hao?Are you sick?
    Kao chumocho hao esta?Did you eat already?
  • In a transitive clause with an indefinite object, hao can also be used as a subject.
    Kao manaitai hao lepblo?Did you read a book?

See also edit

References edit

  • Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar[2], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Hawaiian edit

Chemical element
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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *faqo (compare with Maori whao, Tahitian fao, Tuamotuan pao), from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (chisel) (compare with Fijian ivako (nail)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (chisel) (compare with Malay pahat, Tagalog paet)[1]

Noun edit

hao

  1. iron; general name for metal tools; a bit
    mea haohardware
  2. brand (as on a horse)
    hao kunibranding iron
  3. horn (as of a goat)
Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *faqao, from Proto-Oceanic *paqaʀok (snatch, seize, rob).

Noun edit

hao

  1. robber

Verb edit

hao

  1. to scoop, pick up
  2. to grasp, pillage, plunder

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *fao, from Proto-Oceanic *paoq (Ochrosia oppositifolia).

Noun edit

hao

  1. any plant of the genus Rauvolfia.

Further reading edit

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “hao”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

hao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of hāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of háo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of hǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of hào.

Usage notes edit

  • 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.

Swahili edit

Adjective edit

hao

  1. Wa class inflected form of hiyo.

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

hao

  1. to greatly consume (energy, etc.)

Derived terms edit

Derived terms