yoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /jəʊ/
• 韻: -əʊ
• (米国発音) IPA: /joʊ/

語源 1

As a greeting first attested in 1859, attested first as a cry of sailors and huntsmen (first attested in the 1400s; compare e.g. huzzah, giddyup). Originally from 中期英語 yo, io, ȝo, yeo, yaw, variant forms of ya, ye (“yes, yea”), from 古期英語 ġēa (“yes, yea”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes, thus, so”); or perhaps from 古期英語 ēow (“Wo!, Alas!”, interjection). Compare Danish, Swedish, German, Norwegian jo (“yes (flexible meaning)”), Dutch jow (“hi, hey”) and Dutch jo (“hi, hey”). More at yea, ow, ew.

Modern popularity apparently dates from the early 20th century in Philadelphia, PA; amongst the Italian Community there, where io, with (as opposed to in standard Italian language) the stress on the ultima, was a common salutatory response among residents, particularly young males. This usage was apparently reinforced by the aforesaid English terms. It has been claimed to have been a common response at roll calls during World War 2 (see definition 4), and then most intensely attested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; it thence spread globally from American dominance of pop culture post-WWII.

間投詞

yo

1. (slang) A greeting similar to hi.

   Synonyms: oi, wotcher

   Yo Paulie! How's it going?

2. (slang) An interjection similar to hey.

   Synonyms: ahoy, oi; see also Thesaurus:hey

   Yo, check this out!

   Check this out, yo!

3. (slang) An expression of surprise or excitement.

   Yo, that's crazy, but I don't remember asking.

   • 2021 October 2, Mason Cannon, “Don't Feel Pressured To Declare Your Major Right Away”, in Study Breaks‎:

     I have quickly acclimated myself to the standard form of greeting on campus: "Oh hey what’s your name? … Yeah, nice to meet you, what're you studying? … Yo that’s sick!" A script to recite, nearly verbatim, 10 times a day or more.

4. (military slang) Present! Here!

   Sergeant: Smith?
   Private Smith: Yo!

5. (chiefly African-American Vernacular) Emphatic conclusion to a statement.
   • 2010, "Kafkaesque" (Breaking Bad TV series, season 3, episode 9)

     JESSE: That is messed up, yo.

同意語

• (greeting): hey, hi; see also Category:English greetings
• (interjection): hey

派生語

• yo-ho
• yo-ho-ho

語源 2

From a non-rhotic pronunciation of your.

別の表記

• yo'

限定詞

yo

1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of your.

   Yo sandwich has only bacon in it. Want some ketchup on that?

派生語

• yo momma

語源 3

Ellipsis of such phrases as your friend/buddy, your brother/sister, your mom/dad, etc., referring to someone (whether present or absent, male or female) who is related to the interlocutor in some way. All such forms were then shortened to your (pronounced [joʊ], "yo", which see above). Eventually, the original meaning "your [someone]" was lost and broadened to "that person".

代名詞

yo

1. (Baltimore, colloquial) Generic third-person singular pronoun (primarily used in place of he and she).

   Is dat yo mama? What's yo doin' in here?? (original sense)

   I've lost ma pet turtle! But I think yo ain't far from here… You seen yo? (current broadened sense)

   Yo was tuckin' in his shirt!

   Wha' dey said to yo? Yo looks nervous.

参照

語源 4

名詞

yo

1. Abbreviation of year(s) old; also y.o., y/o.
2. (crochet) Initialism of yarn over.

語源 5

From Russian ё (jo).

発音

• IPA: /jɒ/

名詞

yo (plural yos)

1. The name of the letter Ё/ё in Cyrillic alphabets.

関連する語

語源 6

数詞

yo

1. Clipping of yoleven.

語源 7

From irregular romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 龠 (yuè).

名詞

yo (plural yo or yos)

1. Obsolete form of yue, a traditional Chinese unit of volume.

参考

語源 8

名詞

yo (plural yos)

1. (knitting) Alternative form of YO:
   1. Abbreviation of yarnover.

動詞

yo (third-person singular simple present yos, present participle yoing, simple past and past participle yoed)

1. (knitting) Alternative form of YO:
   1. Abbreviation of yarnover.

アナグラム

• oy

代名詞

yo

1. (Late Middle English, Leicestershire) alternative form of yow

語源 2

代名詞

yo

1. alternative form of heo (“she”)

限定詞

yo'

1. (African-American Vernacular) Alternative spelling of yo (non-rhotic with dough-door merger pronunciation of your)

アナグラム

• oy