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hao

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hao"

Translingual

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of English Hakö.

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hao

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hakö.

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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.

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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)

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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?

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Chamorro personal pronouns
singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
hu-type pronouns
1st person hu ta in
2nd person un en
3rd person ha ma
yoʼ-type pronouns
1st person yoʼ hit ham
2nd person hao hamyo
3rd person gueʼ siha
emphatic pronouns
1st person guahu hita hami
2nd person hagu hamyo
3rd person guiya siha

References

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  • Donald M. Topping (1973), Chamorro Reference Grammar‎[4], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Hawaiian

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Chemical element (edit)
Fe
Atomic number 26
hao
Classification data
Period 4
Group 8
Block d-block
Class transition metal
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhao̯/, [ˈhɐo̯]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *faqo,[1] from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (“chisel”),[2], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *paqət, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *paqət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”). Cognates include Māori whao, Tahitian fao and Tuamotuan pao.

Noun

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hao

  1. iron; general name for metal tools; a bit
    mea hao ― hardware
  2. brand (as on a horse)
    hao kuni ― branding iron
  3. horn (as of a goat)
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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”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  2. ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (1998), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎[1], volume 1: Material Culture, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 59

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *faqao,[1] from Proto-Oceanic *paqaʀok (“snatch, seize, rob”).[2]

Noun

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hao

  1. robber

Verb

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hao

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

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FAQAO”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  2. ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2016), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎[2], volumes 5: People: Body and Mind, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 467

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Polynesian *fao,[1] from Proto-Oceanic *paʀo (“Ochrosia oppositifolia”).[2]

Noun

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hao

  1. any plant of the genus Rauvolfia

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FAO”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  2. ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2008), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎[3], volume 3: Plants, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 167

Further reading

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  • hao in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “hao”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN

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

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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.

Spanish

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Noun

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hao m (plural haos)

  1. (archaic) renown

Interjection

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hao

  1. (archaic) hey

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Swahili

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Adjective

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hao

  1. wa class(II) inflected form of hiyo

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from 耗.

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    Verb

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    hao

    1. to greatly consume (energy, etc.)

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