So

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

So pl (plural only)

1. A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.

Etymology 2

Noun

So

1. Alternative form of So.

Etymology 3

From Cantonese 蘇／苏 (sou1).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /soʊ/
• Rhymes: -oʊ

Proper noun

So

1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Anagrams

• -os, -os-, O&S, O's, O. S., O.S., OS, OS., Os, o's, o.s., os, os-

German

Noun

So

1. (nonstandard) Abbreviation of Sonntag (“Sunday”). Alternative form of So.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ. Cognate with German Sage, Dutch sage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

So f (plural Soen, diminutive Seechen)

1. tale, story, legend, myth

Related terms

• soen

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 蘇／苏 (So͘).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈso/, [ˈso]

Proper noun

So (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓ)

1. a surname from Hokkien, most notably borne by:

   Wesley So, Filipino-American chess grandmaster

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, So is the 137^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 46,401 individuals.