Yao

See also: yao, yáo, yào, yāo, and yǎo

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Yao pl (plural only)

1. A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.

Translations

ethnic group in Africa

• Russian: я́о (ru) m or f (jáo)

Proper noun

Yao

1. The language of these people.

Translations

language in Africa

• Chichewa: Chiyao

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).

Noun

Yao pl (plural only)

1. The Mien people of China.

Translations

ethnic group in China

• Bouyei: Buxyaaux
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑤族／瑶族 (zh) (Yáozú)

• Hani: Yaoqcuq, Yoqsseiqssaq
• Iu Mien: Mienh
• Russian: я́о (ru) m or f (jáo)
• Vietnamese: người Dao
• Xibe: ᠶᠣᡠᡯᡠ
  ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (yoodzu uksura)
• Zhuang: Bouxyiuz, Yauzcuz

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 姚 (yáo) and Hokkien 姚 (iâu).

Proper noun

Yao

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

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yao is the 4898^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7192 individuals. Yao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Yao, yao ⁠

Anagrams

• ayo

Japanese

Romanization

Yao

1. Rōmaji transcription of やお

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 姚 (Iâu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjaw/ [ˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: Yao

Proper noun

Yao (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜏ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Anagrams

• ayo