uo

See also: uó, ūo, ŭo, -uo, U&O, ųo-, u. ö., and uő

Ama

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/

Noun

uo

1. bird

Cebuano

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧o

Verb

uo

1. (childish) to defecate

Noun

uo

1. (childish) excrement
2. (childish) a piece of excrement

Japanese

Romanization

uo

1. Rōmaji transcription of うお

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuʔoʔ/ [ˈʔuː.ʔoʔ]
• Rhymes: -uʔoʔ
• Syllabification: u‧o

Noun

uò (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜂ) (colloquial)

1. feces; excrement; dung

   Synonyms: tae, (formal, euphemistic) dumi, (slang) jebs, (slang) ebak, (childish) pupu, (childish) aa, (of fowl) ipot

Alternative forms

• oo
• uu

Derived terms

• umuo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈʔoʔ/ [ʔʊˈʔoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: u‧o

Noun

uô (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜂ) (obsolete)

1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜂ, corresponding to "u" or "o"

Alternative forms

• oo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

See also

• o
• u

Further reading

• “uo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “oo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎ (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 448: “O) [Oo (pc)] letra deſtos tagalos .|. ooyaon .|. ᜂ en la.c. dije tenian eſtos tres diptongos aquel de. ie, y elle de. o v. no por que las eſcriuan diphtongadas ſino q̃ al pronunciarlas las equibocan y no [vſan] dellas mas de como ſuena mejor, el terçero de. ay.”

Teanu

Etymology

From Proto-Vanikoro *uvə, from Proto-Oceanic *qupi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uo/

Noun

uo

1. yam (Dioscorea alata)

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry uo.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry uo.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qura, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ (“shrimp, crayfish, lobster”) (compare Fijian ura, Malay udang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.o/

Noun

uo

1. lobster