Shau

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Shau, from either Hokkien 蕭 / 萧 (Siau) or Mandarin 邵 (Shào).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʃaw/ [ˈʃaʊ̯]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈsjaw/ [ˈsjaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: Shau
  • Homophones: Shao, Shaw, Siao, Syaw

Proper noun

Shau (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

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