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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "ao"}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===

====Adverb====
{{en-adv|-}}

# {{initialism of|en|[[amongst]]/[[among]]/[[and]] [[others]]}}

===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|ja|あお|tr=ao}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}
{{wikipedia|Ao (color)}}

# {{l|en|grue|id=color}} {{gloss|"blue or green", considered one color}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ao|OA}}

{{C|en|Colors|Blues|Greens}}

==Anuta==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|aud|tkp|ao}}.

===Noun===
{{head|aud|noun}}

# [[day]] {{gloss|period of 24 hours}}
# [[day]] {{gloss|period between sunrise and sunset}}

===References===
* Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015506/https://abvd.shh.mpg.de/publications/index.php?pub=Greenhill_et_al2008 The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics]. ''[http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.4137/EBO.S893 Evolutionary Bioinformatics]'', 4:271-283.

{{topics|aud|Time}}

==Aromanian==

===Adverb===
{{head|rup|adverb}}

# {{alternative form of|rup|aoa}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|rup|aotsi}}

==Bahnar==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|bdq|mkh-ban-pro|*ʔa:w}}, from {{inh|bdq|mkh-pro|*ʔaawʔ||upper garment}}. Cognates include {{cog|vi|áo}}, {{cog|km|អាវ|tr=aau}}, {{cog|mtq|ảo}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|bdq|/ʔaːw/}}

===Noun===
{{head|bdq|noun}}

# [[shirt]]

==Borôro==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|bor|/aɔ̯/}}

===Noun===
{{head|bor|noun}}

# [[hair]]

==Carabayo==

===Etymology===
Compare {{cog|sai-yri|ato||father}}.

===Noun===
{{head|cby|noun}}

# [[father]]

===References===
* Seifart and Echeverri, ''Evidence for the Identification of Carabayo, the Language of an Uncontacted People of the Colombian Amazon, as Belonging to the Tikuna–Yurí Linguistic Family'', ''PLoS ONE'' 9(4) (2014)

==Estonian==

===Noun===
{{head|et|noun form}}

# {{noun form of|et|agu||gen|s}}

==Galician==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|gl|ó}}

===Etymology===
From contraction of preposition {{m|gl|a||to, towards}} + masculine definite article {{m|gl|o||the}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gl|/ɔ/}}

===Contraction===
{{head|gl|contraction|g=m|feminine|á|masculine plural|aos|feminine plural|ás}}

# {{contraction of|gl|[[a]] [[o]]||[[to]] [[the]], [[towards]] the }}

==Guaraní==
{{wikipedia|lang=gn}}

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cognate|tpw|aoba}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gn|[aˈo]}}
* {{rhyme|gn|o|s=2}}
* {{hyph|gn|a|o}}

===Noun===
{{head|gn|noun}}

# [[clothes]]

{{topics|gn|Clothing}}

==Hawaiian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{haw-IPA}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|haw|poz-pro|*qaləjaw}} (compare {{cog|tl|araw}}).

====Noun====
{{head|haw|noun}}

# [[light]]
# [[daylight]]
# [[day]]
# [[dawn]]

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{head|haw|noun}}

# [[world]]
# {{senseid|haw|Q2}}[[earth]]

===Etymology 3===
From {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*qao}}, from {{der|haw|poz-oce-pro}} (compare {{cog|mi|ao}}).

====Noun====
{{head|haw|noun}}

# [[cloud]]

{{C|haw|Time|Weather}}

==Italian==

===Interjection===
{{head|it|int}}

# {{alt sp of|it|ahó}}

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{ja-romanization of|あお}}

==Lavukaleve==

===Verb===
{{head|lvk|verb}}

# {{lb|lvk|intransitive}} [[go in]], [[enter]]

==Mandarin==

===Romanization===
{{cmn-pinyin|notr=1}}

# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|āo|sc=Latn}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|áo|sc=Latn}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|ǎo|sc=Latn}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|ào|sc=Latn}}

====Usage notes====
* {{cmn-toneless-note}}

==Maore Comorian==

===Adjective===
{{swb-adj}}

# {{alt form|swb|awo|-awo|t=their}}

==Maori==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*qalejaw}} (compare {{cog|tl|araw}}).

====Noun====
{{mi-noun}}

# [[daytime]]

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{mi-noun}}

# [[world]]

===Etymology 3===
From {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*qao}}, from {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro}} (compare {{cog|haw|ao}}).

====Noun====
{{mi-noun}}

# [[cloud]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{col2|mi|Aotearoa}}

===References===
* {{R:Te Aka 3|idiom=in|phrase=in|proverb=in|loan=in|histloan=in}}
* {{cite-book|title=Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary|first= Edward|last=Tregear|year=1891|publisher=Lyon and Blair |location=Wellington, New Zealand|page=14-5|url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-TreMaor-c1-1.html}}

{{c|mi|Time|Weather}}

==Mbyá Guaraní==

===Noun===
{{head|gun|noun}}

# [[clothing]], [[clothes]]

==Minanibai==

===Noun===
{{head|mcv|noun}}

# [[water]]

===References===
* Karl J. Franklin, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070551/http://www-01.sil.org/pacific/png/pubs/10745/Comp_Wordlist_Gulfdistrict.pdf Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas]'' (1975), page 67

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{hyph|pt|ao}}

===Contraction===
{{pt-contr-adj|f=à}}

# {{senseid|pt|a o}} {{contraction of|pt|[[a]] [[o]]||to the {{q|masculine singular}}}}

====Quotations====
* {{seeCites|pt}}

==Rapa Nui==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|rap|poz-pol-pro|*ao||to scoop up}}. Cognates include {{cog|tkl|ao}} and {{cog|mi|ao}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|rap|/ˈa.o/}}
* {{hyph|rap|a|o}}

===Verb===
{{head|rap|verb}}

# {{lb|rap|transitive}} to [[serve]] (food)

===References===
* {{R:rap:Kieviet:2017|page=395}}

==Samoan==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|sm|poz-pro}} (compare {{cog|tl|araw}}).

====Noun====
{{head|sm|noun}}

# [[day]]

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|sm|poz-pol-pro|*qao}}, from {{inh|sm|poz-oce-pro}} (compare {{cog|haw|ao}}).

====Noun====
{{head|sm|noun}}

# [[cloud]]

==Swahili==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sw|Sw-ke-ao.flac|a=Kenya}}

===Adjective===
{{sw-adj}}

# [[their]] {{gloss|third-person plural animate possessive adjective}}

====Inflection====
{{sw-decl-verbal}}

====See also====
{{sw-possessive adjectives}}

==Tagalog==

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr|a7o}}

===Interjection===
{{tl-head|interjection|b=+}} {{tlb|tl|Bataan|informal}} 

# [[yes]] {{q|said for emotional emphasis}}
#: {{syn|tl|[[oo]] [[nga]]}}
#: {{ant|tl|hindi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=ao|OA}}

==Ternate==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tft|[ˈa.o]}}

===Noun===
{{head|tft|noun}}

# [[plank]]s for a [[canoe]]

===References===
* {{R:tft:Hayami-Allen:2001}}

==Tokelauan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{tkl-IPA|'ao}}
* {{hyph|tkl|a|o}}

===Etymology 1===
{{dercat|tkl|poz-oce-pro|pqe-pro|poz-cet-pro|poz-pro|map-pro|inh=5}}
From {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*qaho}}. Cognates include {{cog|haw|ao}} and {{cog|sm|ao}}.

====Noun====
{{head|tkl|noun}}

# [[daylight]]
# [[daytime]]

====Verb====
{{head|tkl|verb}}

# {{lb|tkl|intransitive}} to be [[daylight]]

===Etymology 2===
{{dercat|tkl|poz-oce-pro|inh=1}}
From {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*qao}}. Cognates include {{cog|haw|ao}} and {{cog|sm|ao}}.

====Noun====
{{head|tkl|noun}}

# [[cloud]]

===Etymology 3===
{{dercat|tkl|poz-oce-pro|pqe-pro|poz-cet-pro|inh=3}}
From {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*ao}}. Cognates include {{cog|mi|ao}} and {{cog|sm|ao}}.

====Verb====
{{head|tkl|verb}}

# {{lb|tkl|transitive}} to [[gather]]

===Etymology 4===
From {{inh|tkl|poz-pnp-pro|*qao}}. Cognates include {{cog|mi|ao}} and {{cog|sm|ao}}.

====Verb====
{{head|tkl|verb}}

# {{lb|tkl|intransitive}} to be [[good]] at [[gather]]ing [[food]]

===Etymology 5===
From {{inh|tkl|poz-pnp-pro|*qao||authority}}. Cognates include {{cog|ty|ao||heaven}} and {{cog|sm|ao||chief}}.

====Noun====
{{head|tkl|noun}}

# [[head]], [[chief]]

===Etymology 6===
{{rfe|tkl}}

====Verb====
{{head|tkl|verb}}

# {{lb|tkl|transitive}} to [[shape]] (wood)

===Etymology 7===
From {{inh|tkl|poz-pnp-pro|*ao}}. Cognates include {{cog|ty|ao}} and {{cog|tvl|ao}}.

====Noun====
{{head|tkl|noun}}

# A [[grossly]] [[misformed]] [[coconut]] without any [[flesh]] or [[juice]] inside.

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|tkl|tama}}

===References===
* {{R:tkl:TD|page=2}}

==Tongan==

===Pronunciation===
{{to-IPA}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|to|poz-pol-pro|*qao}}, from {{inh|to|poz-oce-pro}} (compare {{cog|haw|ao}}).

====Noun====
{{head|to|noun}}

# [[cloud]]

=====Derived terms=====
* [[aoaofia]]

===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|to}}

====Noun====
{{head|to|noun}}

# [[headdress]]
# front of an island

==Vietnamese==

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA}}

===Etymology 1===
{{vi-etym-sino|澳|bay, inlet|hv=n|áo}}. Compare {{cog|th|อ่าว}}, {{cog|km|អាវ}}.

====Noun====
{{vi-noun|[[㘭]], [[坳]], [[泑]], [[𪵲]], [[𬇚]]|cls=cái}}

# [[pond]]
#* {{w|Nguyễn Khuyến}}, "Thu điếu (Autumn Fishing)"
#*: '''Ao''' thu lạnh lẽo; nuớc trong veo;<br>Một chiếc thuyền câu bé tẻo teo;
#*:: The cold autumn '''pond'''; the clear water;<br>A tiny, itsy-bitsy, fishing boat;
#* '''1686''' {{w|Matsuo Bashō}}, ''Haru no Hi'', "No. 41"; '''2007''' Vietnamese translation by Nhật Chiêu; English translation by {{w|Reginald Horace Blyth}}
#*: {{quote|vi|'''Ao''' cũ, con ếch nhảy vào, vang tiếng nước xao.
|translation=The old '''pond'''; A frog jumps in — The sound of the water.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{vi-der|ao đầm|ao hồ}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{vi-verb|[[呦]]}}

# to [[measure]] [[roughly]], to [[measure]] [[approximately]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{vi-der|ao ước|ước ao}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:FVDP}}

{{C|vi|Bodies of water|Landforms}}

==Yoruba==
[[File:Guinea fowl.jpg|thumb|'''Aó''']]

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|yo|awó}}
* {{alter|yo|aghó}}

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|aó}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|aó}}

# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} {{altform|yo|awó|from=Èkìtì|t=[[guinea fowl]]; {{q|in particular}} {{w|Western crested guineafowl}}}}
#: {{syn|yo|ẹtù|etù}}

===Etymology 2===
Cognate with {{cog|igl|àwó}}, {{cog|ulb|awó}}, {{cog|its|éwó}}, proposed to be derived from {{inh|yo|alv-yor-pro|*à-wó}}, ultimately from {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*à-wó}}

====Alternative forms====
*{{alter|yo|àwó}} {{q|Ọ̀wọ̀}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|àó}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|àó}}

# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} [[slap]]
#: {{syn|yo|ìfọ́tí|àbàtàó|àbàrá|ìgbátí}}

=====Derived terms=====
*{{l|yo|àbàtàó}}

===Etymology 3===

====Alternative forms====
*{{alter|yo|awo}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|ao}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|ao}}

# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} {{altform|yo|awo|t=[[secret]], that which is [[secretive]]}}
#: {{syn|yo|àṣírí|ohun ìkọ̀kọ̀}}
# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} {{altform|yo|awo|t=[[cult]], [[sect]]; especially pertaining to Ifa or the Ifa oracle}}
# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} {{altform|yo|awo|t=the [[worship]] of {{l|yo|Ifá}}}}
# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} {{altform|yo|awo|t=[[priest]] of {{l|yo|Ifá}} or {{l|yo|Ọrúnmìlà}}}}
#: {{syn|yo|babaláo|aláo|ọlị́fá}}
# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì|by extension}} {{altform|yo|awo|t=[[respected]] [[member]] of a [[guild]]; especially one of [[musicians]] and [[dramatists]]}}
# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} a [[prefix]] in [[given names]] and [[surnames]] used by Ifa priests and their descendants

=====Derived terms=====
*{{l|yo|babaláo}}, {{l|yo|aláo}} ''(Ifa priest)''
*{{l|yo|ulé-ao|t=[[traditional]] [[Ifa]] [[temple]] or [[shrine]]}}
*{{l|yo|Aóòláyì}}
*{{l|yo|Aóòláyè|t=a Yoruba name meaning "The Ifa oracle does not lie"}}
*{{l|yo|Ọlọ́fịnṣao|t=a Yoruba name meaning "Olofin worships Ifa"}}

=====Related terms=====
*{{l|yo|Ịfá}}
*{{l|yo|ilé-awo}}

===Etymology 4===
Compare with {{cog|ife|àwò}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|ào}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|ào}}

# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} {{altform|yo|àwo|from=Èkìtì|t=plate}}
#: {{syn|yo|tánganran|aféfe}}

===Etymology 5===
From {{af|yo|a-|ò|t1=nominalizing prefix|id1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to look}}

====Alternative forms====
*{{alter|yo|uò}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{yo-IPA|aò}}

====Noun====
{{yo-noun|aò}}

# {{lb|yo|Èkìtì}} {{alt form|yo|awò|from=Èkìtì|t=lens}}
#: {{syn|yo|aò-ojú}}

=====Derived terms=====
*{{l|yo|aò-ojú|t=[[glasses]]}}

{{C|yo|Birds|Ceramics|Violence}}