Yao

See also: yao, yáo, yào, yāo, yǎo, and yao:

English

Etymology 1

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Yao people (East Africa)

Wikipedia

Noun

Yao pl (plural only)

1. A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.

Translations

ethnic group in Africa

Russian: я́о (ru) m or f (jáo) Tumbuka: ŵaYao class 2 Yao: Ayawo class 2

Proper noun

Yao

1. The language of these people.

Translations

language in Africa

Chichewa: Chiyáo class 7 Yao: Ciyawo class 7

Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Yao people

Wikipedia

Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).

Noun

Yao pl (plural only)

1. The Mien people of China.

Translations

ethnic group in China

Bouyei: Buxyaaux Chinese: Mandarin: 瑤族 / 瑶族 (zh) (Yáozú) Hani: Yaoqcuq, Yoqsseiqssaq Iu Mien: Mienh Russian: я́о (ru) m or f (jáo) Vietnamese: người Dao Xibe: ᠶᠣᡠᡯᡠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (yoodzu uksura) Zhuang: Bouxyiuz, Yauzcuz

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 姚 (yáo) and Hokkien 姚 (iâu).

Proper noun

Yao

1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
2. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Derived terms

• Yao graph

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yao is the 4898^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7192 individuals. Yao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Yao, yao ⁠

Anagrams

• ayo

Japanese

Romanization

Yao

1. Rōmaji transcription of やお

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 姚 (Iâu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjaw/ [ˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: Yao

Proper noun

Yao (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜏ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Anagrams

• ayo