"Chao" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /t͡ʃaʊ/
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: From Mandarin 趙/赵 (Zhào), Wade-Giles romanization: Chao⁴. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|^趙}} 趙/赵 (Zhào) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chao
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Chao-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Zhao (state)
    Sense id: en-Chao-en-name-2-XUYKne Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Zhao [Hanyu-Pinyin]

Proper name [Galician]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃao̯/, /ˈt͡ʃaw/
Etymology: From chao (“plain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin planus (“flat”). Etymology templates: {{m|gl|chao|t=plain}} chao (“plain”), {{inh|gl|roa-opt|chão}} Old Galician-Portuguese chão, {{inh|gl|la|planus|t=flat}} Latin planus (“flat”) Head templates: {{head|gl|proper noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Chao m, {{gl-proper noun|m}} Chao m
  1. a large number of villages and places in Galicia Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Galicia, Villages in Galicia
    Sense id: en-Chao-gl-name-HWnC1znL Disambiguation of Places in Galicia: 83 17 Disambiguation of Villages in Galicia: 87 13
  2. a toponymical surname Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Chao-gl-name-ay3pbDzG Categories (other): Galician surnames, Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈkʰa.oː/ [Classical], [ˈkʰäoː] [Classical], /ˈka.o/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkäːo] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Chaō [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|proper noun form|head=Chaō}} Chaō
  1. ablative singular of Chaos Tags: ablative, form-of, singular Form of: Chaos
    Sense id: en-Chao-la-name-zWHXDVrI Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Chao meaning in All languages combined (5.2kB)

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