name
Meaning 1
The language of these people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Yao
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
CMU ARPABET: Y AW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
The Mien people of China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From various romanizations of the Mandarin and Hokkien pronunciations of Chinese 姚 (Yáo/Iâu). Doublet of Yiu.
Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤/瑶 (yáo).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chichewa: Chiyáo — language in Africa
- Swahili: Kiyao — language in Africa
- Yao (Africa): Ciyawo class 7 — language in Africa
- Russian: я́о (jáo) — ethnic group in Africa
- Swahili: Wayao — ethnic group in Africa
- Tumbuka: ŵaYao — ethnic group in Africa
- Yao (Africa): Ayawo class 2 — ethnic group in Africa
- Bouyei: Buxyaaux — ethnic group in China
- Chinese Mandarin: 瑤族 /瑶族 (Yáozú) — ethnic group in China
- Hani: Yaoqcuq — ethnic group in China
- Hani: Yoqsseiqssaq — ethnic group in China
- Iu Mien: Mienh — ethnic group in China
- Russian: я́о (jáo) — ethnic group in China
- Vietnamese: người Dao — ethnic group in China
- Xibe: ᠶᠣᡠᡯᡠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (yoodzu uksura) — ethnic group in China
- Zhuang: Bouxyiuz — ethnic group in China
- Zhuang: Yauzcuz — ethnic group in China