Mandarin

Romanization

gao

1. Nonstandard spelling of gāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of gǎo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of gào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• gȃl

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *galъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡâːo/
• Hyphenation: ga‧o

Adjective

gȃo ‎(Cyrillic spelling га̑о)

1. (dated) black, dark (physical attributes)
2. (dated) dark fur

Synonyms

• cȓn
• mȑk

Derived terms

• gàljan

Related terms

• gȁlica