English

Proper noun

Nao

1. A Japanese female given name

Japanese

Romanization

Nao

1. rōmaji reading of なお

English

Adjective

nao

1. (Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of now

Adverb

nao

1. (Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of now

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

nao

1. (cardinal) nine

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch na.

Preposition

nao

1. after

Japanese

Romanization

nao

1. rōmaji reading of なお

Mandarin

Romanization

nao

1. Nonstandard spelling of nāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of náo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of nào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

nao f (plural naos)

1. Obsolete spelling of nau

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːw˧˥]

Adjective

nao

1. anxious