Etymology

Yao

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Today it means: A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa. Full definition →

Chinese 姚
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Yao · noun1

Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).

Yao · proper noun2

  1. Chinese · derived from姚
  2. English todayYao

From various romanizations of the Mandarin and Hokkien pronunciations of Chinese 姚 (Yáo/Iâu). Doublet of Yiu.

Words from the same roots

Chinese姚 all →

Yiu

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