Etymology

ao

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Chinese 鰲 /鳌
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ao · noun1

Borrowed from Japanese 青(あお) (ao).

Ao · proper noun2

  1. Chinese · borrowed from鰲 /鳌
  2. English todayAo

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鰲 /鳌 (Áo) and 敖 (Áo).

Ao · proper noun3

  1. Chinese · borrowed from敖
  2. English todayAo

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 敖 (Áo).

Ao · proper noun4

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from區 /区
  2. Cantonese · borrowed from歐 /欧
  3. English todayAo

Borrowed from Cantonese 歐 /欧 (au¹) or Cantonese 區 /区 (au1). Doublet of Au.

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