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Yao

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of these people.
  2. 2
    A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
  3. 3
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Noun
  1. 1
    A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    The Mien people of China. plural, plural-only

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).

Etymology 2

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

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