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hao

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

English

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese hào.

Noun

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hao (plural hao)

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

Anagrams

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Apatani

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Noun

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hao

  1. north

Chamorro

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Etymology

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

Pronoun

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hao

  1. thou, thee, you (singular)

Usage notes

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  • 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

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References

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  • Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Hawaiian

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Chemical element
Fe
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Etymology 1

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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][2]

Noun

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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
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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “faqo.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 59

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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hao

  1. robber

Verb

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hao

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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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hao

  1. any plant of the genus Rauvolfia

Further reading

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

Mandarin

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Romanization

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hao

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Adjective

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hao

  1. Wa class inflected form of hiyo.

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hao

  1. to greatly consume (energy, etc.)

Derived terms

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Derived terms