"Mao" meaning in English

See Mao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /maʊ̯/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mao.wav , LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-Mao.wav Forms: Mow [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: From Mandarin 毛 (Máo). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|毛|tr=Máo}} Mandarin 毛 (Máo) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mao
  1. A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong. Categories (topical): Cold War Translations (Mao: the Chinese surname): مَاو (māw) (Arabic), Մաո (english: Mao) (Armenian), (Máo) (Chinese Mandarin), Mao (Finnish), მაო (mao) (Georgian), מאו (Hebrew), माओ (māo) (Hindi), (Mō) (alt: もう) (Japanese), ម៉ៅ (maw) (Khmer), 마오 (english: Mao) [transliteration] (Korean), (Mo) (english: cognate) (alt: ) (Korean), Mao (Lithuanian), माओ (māo) (Marathi), Мао (english: Mao) (Mongolian), مائو (mâ'u) (Persian), Ма́о (Máo) (Russian), Ма́у (Máu) (Russian), เหมา (măo) (Thai), མའོ (ma'o) (Tibetan), ماۋ (maw) (Uyghur), Mao (alt: ) (Vietnamese), Mauz (Zhuang)
    Sense id: en-Mao-en-name-CZzr5Ssi Disambiguation of Cold War: 21 29 35 15 Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Zhuang translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Zhuang translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'Mao: the Chinese surname': 78 22
  2. A card game, named after Mao Zedong, in which players attempt to shed all their cards without violating certain unspoken rules. Categories (topical): Cold War Derived forms: Madame Mao, Maoism, Maoist, Mao Zedong Thought
    Sense id: en-Mao-en-name-CrquwUDA Disambiguation of Cold War: 21 29 35 15 Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

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Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology templates: {{wp|Mao language (Manipur)}} Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mao
  1. A Sino-Tibetan language. Categories (topical): Card games, Cold War, Individuals, Languages Synonyms: Emela, Sopvoma
    Sense id: en-Mao-en-name-zAKylK-v Disambiguation of Card games: 10 35 43 13 Disambiguation of Cold War: 21 29 35 15 Disambiguation of Individuals: 13 15 58 13 Disambiguation of Languages: 25 10 50 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 24 44 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 17 24 43 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 26 41 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /maʊ̯/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mao.wav , LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-Mao.wav
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology templates: {{wp|Mao languages}} Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mao
  1. A branch of the Omotic languages spoken in Ethiopia. Categories (topical): Cold War
    Sense id: en-Mao-en-name-N~M1vIks Disambiguation of Cold War: 21 29 35 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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