"Yao" meaning in English

See Yao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yao
  1. A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa. Translations (ethnic group in Africa): я́о (jáo) [feminine, masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Yao-en-name-XcRQut7N Disambiguation of 'ethnic group in Africa': 95 5
  2. The language of these people. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Yao-en-name-L-XLdqLO Disambiguation of Languages: 10 59 6 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (language in Africa): Chiyao (Chichewa)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'language in Africa': 55 45

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤/瑶 (yáo). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|cmn|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Mandarin, {{bor+|en|cmn|-}} Borrowed from Mandarin, {{zh-l|瑤}} 瑤/瑶 (yáo) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yao
  1. The Mien people of China. Translations (ethnic group in China): Buxyaaux (Bouyei), 瑤族 (Chinese Mandarin), 瑶族 (Yáozú) (Chinese Mandarin), Yaoqcuq (Hani), Yoqsseiqssaq (Hani), Mienh (Iu Mien), я́о (jáo) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), người Dao (Vietnamese), Bouxyiuz (Zhuang), Yauzcuz (Zhuang)
    Sense id: en-Yao-en-name-LpLK5f3w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 姚 (yáo). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|cmn|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Mandarin, {{bor+|en|cmn|-}} Borrowed from Mandarin, {{zh-l|姚}} 姚 (yáo) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yao
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Yao-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for Yao meaning in English (4.0kB)

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