hao

From Vietnamese hào.

hao (plural hao)

1. (historical) A former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.

• AHO, HOA, Hoa, OHA, hoa, ǂHõã

hao

1. north

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu. Cognates include Indonesian kau and Hawaiian ʻoe.

hao

1. thou, thee, you (singular)

• hao is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb, while un is used as a subject of a transitive verb.

  Kao malangu hao? ― Are you sick?

  Kao chumocho hao esta? ― Did you eat already?

• In a transitive clause with an indefinite object, hao can also be used as a subject.

  Kao manaitai hao lepblo? ― Did you read a book?

• Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

From Proto-Polynesian *faqo (compare with Maori whao, Tahitian fao, Tuamotuan pao), from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (“chisel”) (compare with Fijian ivako (“nail”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”) (compare with Malay pahat, Tagalog paet)[1]

hao

1. iron; general name for metal tools; a bit

   mea hao ― hardware

2. brand (as on a horse)

   hao kuni ― branding iron

3. horn (as of a goat)

• alahao (“railroad”)
• hao hoʻopaʻa lima (“handcuffs”)
• hao hakahaka (“grill”)
• hao keʻehi (“stirrup”)
• hao kuʻe (“piston”)
• hao manamana (“grill”)
• hao wili (“wrench”)
• kāmaʻa hao (“horseshoe”)

From Proto-Polynesian *faqao, from Proto-Oceanic *paqaʀok (“snatch, seize, rob”).

hao

1. robber

hao

1. to scoop, pick up
2. to grasp, pillage, plunder

From Proto-Polynesian *fao, from Proto-Oceanic *paoq (“Ochrosia oppositifolia”).

hao

1. any plant of the genus Rauvolfia.

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hao”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

hao

1. Nonstandard spelling of hāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of háo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of hǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of hào.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

hao

1. Wa class inflected form of hiyo.

Sino-Vietnamese word from 耗.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˧]

hao

1. to greatly consume (energy, etc.)