Etymology

Yau

Y4A1U1

Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Hokkien 姚 ← Cantonese 丘
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from游
  2. Cantonese · borrowed from邱
  3. Cantonese · borrowed from丘
  4. Hokkien · borrowed from姚
  5. English todayYau

From Hokkien 姚 (Iâu), Cantonese 丘 (jau1), Cantonese 邱 (jau1), Cantonese 尤 (jau4), Cantonese 游 (jau4), etc.

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