jio

See also: ji'o

Translingual

Symbol

jio

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Jiamao.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Jiamao terms

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 招 (chio, “invite”).

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /t͡sjoː˦/, /-˦˨/, [t͡ɕ˭jo˦˨]

Verb

jio (invariable)

  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial, transitive) To invite (someone) to an event or activity.
    Antonym: (Singapore, Malaysia) bo jio

Chinese

Etymology

A dialectal Mandarin pronunciation of 腳／脚 (jiǎo, “foot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

jio

  1. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous) foot

Malagasy

Noun

jio

  1. fragment, shard

Mandinka

Noun

jio

  1. water
    • 1976, David Gamble, Mandinka language, page 9:
      "N so jio la nga ming."
      "Give me water to drink."
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Spanish

Verb

jio

  1. inflection of jier:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person singular preterite indicative
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