áo

Interjection

áo

1. yes

Alternative forms

• ao — nonstandard

Romanization

áo (ao², Zhuyin ㄠˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敖
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隞
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶅
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遨
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗷
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 廒, 厫
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璈
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獒
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 熬
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 聱
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螯
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 翺 / 翱
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謷
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鰲 / 鳌, 鼇 / 鳌
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 囂 / 嚣
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏖
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗸
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摮
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滶
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 爊
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獓
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磝
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磼
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔜
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謸 / 𫍵
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏊
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驁 / 骜
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鷔 / 𪉑

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːwᴬ (“father's younger brother”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (`ao), Lao ອາວ (ʼāo) and Thai อาว (aao).

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˦]

Noun

áo (奧)

1. paternal uncle younger than one's father

   po̱ áo ― uncle (polite)

2. younger brother

   noọng áo khỏi ― my younger brother

References

• Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔaːwʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaawʔ (“upper garment”). Cognates include Muong ảo, Bahnar ao, Khmer អាវ (ʼaaw), Pacoh ao and possibly Chinese 襖 / 袄 (ǎo).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˦˥]
• Homophone: Áo

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Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) áo • (𬡢 - 奧, 襖, 袄)

1. (clothing) a top

   áo ngực/vú ― a top undergarment for women; a bra, corset, etc.

   áo ba lỗ ― a tanktop

   áo khoác/ấm/lạnh ― a jacket, coat, etc.

   áo len ― a sweater

2. (by extension, clothing, rare) an outfit

See also

• quần (“two-legged/holed bottom”)

Further reading

• "áo" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)