English

Proper noun

Zo

1. An indigenous people of Burma (Myanmar) and north-east India. Also spelt as Zou.
2. A language spoken in Myanmar and India, especially in Chin State and Manipur, and adjoining parts of Bangladesh.

See also

• Ethnologue entry for Zo, zom

Anagrams

• oz , Oz

English

Noun

zo ‎(plural zos)

1. Alternative spelling of dzo

Anagrams

• oz , Oz

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oː

Etymology

From Middle Dutch so, from Old Dutch sō, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē.

Adverb

zo

1. so, thus, like that/this

   Is het zo goed, of wil je nog meer?‎

   Is it good like this, or do you want more?

2. so, that, to such an extent

   Het is hier zo koud dat ik sta te beven.‎

   It is so cold here that I'm standing here shaking.

   Echt? Zo koud is het niet, hoor.‎

   Really? It's not that cold.

3. (zo ... als) as .. as

   zo groot als een huis‎

   as big as a house

4. since, because
5. soon, right away

   Ik zal je zo komen helpen, ik ben nu even bezig.‎

   I will come and help you soon, I'm busy right now.

Derived terms

• zoals
• zodanig
• zodoende

Conjunction

zo

1. if

Derived terms

• zo niet

Esperanto

Noun

zo ‎(accusative singular zo-on, plural zo-oj, accusative plural zo-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo ^{(Category: eo:Latin letter names)}

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French os ‎(“bones”). In French, the plural word os is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, os was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the front.

Noun

zo

1. bone

Japanese

Romanization

zo

1. rōmaji reading of ぞ
2. rōmaji reading of ゾ

Lojban

Cmavo

zo

1. quotes the following Lojban word

   zo smuni gismu

   "smuni" is a root word

Related terms

• zoi

See also

• lu
• lo'u

Rohingya

Verb

zo

1. to go

Slovak

Alternative forms

• z

Preposition

zo

1. from

Usage notes

• Followed by the genitive case.
• The standard form is z. The zo form is used before words starting with the letters z, ž, s, š and certain consonant clusters.

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English jaw.

Noun

zo

1. chin

Zulu

Pronoun

-zo

1. Combining stem of zona.

See also