"Ho" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ho 𑣙𑣉𑣉 (hoː, “Human being”). Etymology templates: {{cog|hoc|-}} Ho Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ho
  1. A Munda language spoken in India and Bangladesh. Categories (topical): Languages Translations (language): হো (hō) (Bengali), ho (Finnish), हो (ho) (Hindi), 𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜 (Ho jagar) (Ho), ಹೋ (hō) (Kannada), हो (ho) (Nepali), ହୋ (ho) (Odia), хо (xo) [masculine] (Russian), ᱦᱳ (ho) (Santali), ಹೋ (hō) (Tulu)
    Sense id: en-Ho-en-name-SFiWnlvH Disambiguation of Languages: 46 30 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 何 (Mandarin: Hé, Cantonese: ho⁴, Hakka: Hò, Min Nan: Hô), or from Vietnamese Hồ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|何|tr=-}} 何, {{bor|en|vi|Hồ}} Vietnamese Hồ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ho
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ho-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Ho 𑣙𑣉𑣉 (hoː, “Human being”). Etymology templates: {{cog|hoc|-}} Ho Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Ho pl (plural only)
  1. A Central-Eastern Indian Adivasi tribe numbering around 1 million, mainly following the religion of Sarna Dhorom Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Ho-en-noun-42SAUj8C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Ho translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Santali translations, Terms with Tulu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 6 57 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 26 15 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 9 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Ho translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Kannada translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Nepali translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Santali translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Tulu translations: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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Download raw JSONL data for Ho meaning in English (4.5kB)

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