sho
See also: SHO, Sho, Shö, shō, Shō, sho', -sho, -shō, and shō-
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʃoʊ/
- Homophone: show
- Rhymes: -əʊ
Adverb
sho (not comparable)
- (Southern US, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of sure.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 97:
- “I sho am glad. You sho you all right? I thought sho you was dead this time.”
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- (childish) Pronunciation spelling of so.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 笙 (shō).
Noun
sho (plural shos)
- A Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the sheng.
Translations
East Asian reed pipe
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Etymology 3
Of modern scholarly coinage.
Noun
sho (plural shos)
- A letter of the Greek alphabet used to write the Bactrian language: uppercase Ϸ, lowercase ϸ.
Translations
name of the letter Ϸ, ϸ
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Anagrams
- HOS, Hos., OHS, OHs, Osh, Soh, hos, ohs, osh, soh
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English sho, used to illustrate Bactrian ϸ (š). Also compare the archaic Greek character Ϻ (Ś).
Noun
sho m or f (invariable)
- sho (Greek letter)
Japanese
Romanization
sho
- Rōmaji transcription of しょ
- Rōmaji transcription of ショ
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕo˧/
Adjective
sho
- shy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕoː˧/
Noun
sho
- hundred
Usage notes
- The term sho has to be preceded by another cardinal number in order to be used as a numeral. Note that the term for "hundred" is written as one word:
- dasho (“(a) hundred”)
- qøk sho (“two hundred”)
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French chaud (“hot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃo/
Adjective
sho
- hot.
References
- Albert Valdman, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole
- Thomas A. Klingler, If I Could Turn My Tongue Like that: The Creole of ==Pointe Coupee Parish
Middle English
Pronoun
sho
- (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of sche
Noun
sho (plural shos or shon)
- Alternative form of scho (“shoe”)
Verb
sho
- Alternative form of schon (“to shoe”)
Navajo
Noun
sho
- frost
- Tłʼéédą́ą́ʼ sho yiigaii jiní.
- It frosted last night, I hear.
Alternative forms
- shoh
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀o, derived from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb
-sho
- to say
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀o, derived from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb
-sho
- (intransitive) to say
- (intransitive) to mean
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- -sholo (applicative)
- -shiso (causative)
- -shoyisho (diminutive)
- -shisiso (intensive)
- -shoko (neuter-passive)
- -shiwo (passive)
- -shono (reciprocal)
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “sho”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sho”