zao

See also: záo, zào, zāo, zǎo, žao, and -zão

Translingual

Symbol

zao

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Ozolotepec Zapotec terms

English

Etymology

From Hokkien (cháu, to run), with Pinyin-based spelling.

Pronunciation

Verb

zao (invariable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) To leave hastily, to take off.
    Time to zao already.We need to go now.

Mandarin

Romanization

zao

  1. nonstandard spelling of zāo
  2. nonstandard spelling of záo
  3. nonstandard spelling of zǎo
  4. nonstandard spelling of zào

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zâo/
  • Hyphenation: za‧o

Adjective

zȁo (Cyrillic spelling за̏о, definite zlȋ, comparative gȍrī)

  1. evil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked
    zao čov(j)ekan evil man
    zla vještica Zapadathe wicked witch of the west (from the film Oz)
    zao pogleda mean look
    Vi ste vrlo zao čov(j)ek!You're a very bad man!
    Borio sam se kao medv(j)ed, ali su zli duhovi bili prejaki.I fought like a bear, but evil spirits were too strong.
    Veliki, zli vuk će te pronaći/da te pronađe.The big bad wolf is gonna find you.
    Upravo sam imao najgori dan ikada.I just had my worst day ever.
  2. bad (having bad quality)
    zla srećabad luck
    biti na zlu glasuto have a bad reputation
    u zao časill-timed

Declension

positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative zao zla zlo
genitive zla zle zla
dative zlu zloj zlu
accusative inanimate
animate
zao
zla
zlu zlo
vocative zao zla zlo
locative zlu zloj zlu
instrumental zlim zlom zlim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative zli zle zla
genitive zlih zlih zlih
dative zlim(a) zlim(a) zlim(a)
accusative zle zle zla
vocative zli zle zla
locative zlim(a) zlim(a) zlim(a)
instrumental zlim(a) zlim(a) zlim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative zli zla zlo
genitive zlog(a) zle zlog(a)
dative zlom(u/e) zloj zlom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate
zli
zlog(a)
zlu zlo
vocative zli zla zlo
locative zlom(e/u) zloj zlom(e/u)
instrumental zlim zlom zlim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative zli zle zla
genitive zlih zlih zlih
dative zlim(a) zlim(a) zlim(a)
accusative zle zle zla
vocative zli zle zla
locative zlim(a) zlim(a) zlim(a)
instrumental zlim(a) zlim(a) zlim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gori gora gore
genitive goreg(a) gore goreg(a)
dative gorem(u) goroj gorem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
gori
goreg(a)
goru gore
vocative gori gora gore
locative gorem(u) goroj gorem(u)
instrumental gorim gorom gorim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gori gore gora
genitive gorih gorih gorih
dative gorim(a) gorim(a) gorim(a)
accusative gore gore gora
vocative gori gore gora
locative gorim(a) gorim(a) gorim(a)
instrumental gorim(a) gorim(a) gorim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najgori najgora najgore
genitive najgoreg(a) najgore najgoreg(a)
dative najgorem(u) najgoroj najgorem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
najgori
najgoreg(a)
najgoru najgore
vocative najgori najgora najgore
locative najgorem(u) najgoroj najgorem(u)
instrumental najgorim najgorom najgorim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najgori najgore najgora
genitive najgorih najgorih najgorih
dative najgorim(a) najgorim(a) najgorim(a)
accusative najgore najgore najgora
vocative najgori najgore najgora
locative najgorim(a) najgorim(a) najgorim(a)
instrumental najgorim(a) najgorim(a) najgorim(a)

Synonyms

References

  • zao”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swahili

Etymology

From -zaa.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

zao class V (plural mazao class VI)

  1. offspring
  2. (in the plural) produce, crops

Adjective

zao

  1. n class(X) inflected form of -ao