fao

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Faroese. === Symbol === fao (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Faroese. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Faroese terms == English == === Preposition === fao Abbreviation of for the attention of; used on an address or label, specifies an individual to whom the document should be delivered, usually put on when the address is of an organisation. === Anagrams === Foa, OFA, oaf, of a == Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from Vietnamese phở. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfao/ Rhymes: -ao Syllabification: fa‧o === Noun === fao (accusative singular faon, plural faoj, accusative plural faojn) pho (Vietnamese soup with a beef base) == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *faqo (compare with Hawaiian hao (“iron, horn”), Māori whao (“chisel, nail”), Tuamotuan pao), from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (compare with Fijian ivako (“nail”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”) (compare with Malay pahat, Tagalog paet) === Noun === fao tip, point scissors === References === === Further reading === Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995. “fao” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy. == Ternate == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfa.o] === Verb === fao (transitive) to pull out ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh == Venetan == === Verb === fao first-person singular present indicative of far == West Makian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɸa.o/ === Noun === fao a father ==== Usage notes ==== The term fao is used for referring to a father, whereas the term baba is used for addressing one's father. === References === Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics