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Yao

Yao noun: a Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.

Noun (1)

Yao pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.

Proper noun (1)

Yao

  1. The language of these people.

Noun (2)

Yao pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The Mien people of China.

Proper noun (2)

Yao

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

Yao meaning in Vietnamese

Yao in Vietnamese

ethnic group in China
người Dao

Origin of Yao

Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).

From various romanizations of the Mandarin and Hokkien pronunciations of Chinese 姚 (Yáo/Iâu). Doublet of Yiu.

Words formed from Yao

Phrases with Yao

Questions about Yao

What does Yao mean?
Yao means a Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.
What is Yao in Vietnamese?
Yao in Vietnamese is người Dao. See Yao meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Yao?
Yao can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Yao in the dictionary

  1. yanyuedao
  2. Yanyula
  3. Yanyulan
  4. Yanyuwa
  5. Yanzi
  6. Yao
  7. Yao graph
  8. Yao graphs
  9. Yao's lemma
  10. Yao's principle
  11. yaocho

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