xo
English
Alternative forms
Noun
xo
- Alternative form of xoxo (an abbreviation for hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.)
Anagrams
Achang
Pronunciation
- (Myanmar) /xɔ˧/
Verb
xo
Further reading
- Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 140
Catalan
Pronunciation
Interjection
xo
- whoa! (command to an animal to stop)
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃoː]
Interjection
xo!
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “xo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Gun
Etymology 1
From Proto-Gbe *-χó (“sacred word”).[1] Cognates include Fon xó, Saxwe Gbe xógbè
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xó/
Noun
xó (plural xó lɛ́) (Benin)
- word
- Yé ɖɔ̀ xó lɔ́ lɛ́ ― They say the words
Derived terms
- ɖɔ̀xó (“to talk”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Gbe *χʷo (“to beeat”).[2] Cognates include Fon xò, Saxwe Gbe xò, Adja xò, Ewe ƒo
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xò/
Verb
xò (Benin)
Derived terms
- òhúnxòtɔ́ (“drummer”)
References
- ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 217
- ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 212
Tat
Etymology
Cognate with Persian خواب (xab).
Noun
xo