PO

See also: Appendix:Variations of "po"

English

Noun

PO (plural POs)

Initialism of post office.
(business) Initialism of purchase order.
(law enforcement) Initialism of police officer.
Hypernyms: LEO < officer < person
(law enforcement) Initialism of probation officer.
- 1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz:
  I gotta take a whiz test to my PO / I know I failed 'cause I done smoked major weed, bro
(military) Initialism of petty officer.
Hypernyms: officer < person

Coordinate terms: CPO, WO, CWO
Initialism of principal officer.
Initialism of playoff.

Adverb

PO (not comparable)

(pharmacology) Initialism of per os (“by mouth, orally”).
Antonyms: NPO, parenterally

Adjective

PO (not comparable)

(medicine) Initialism of peroral.

Anagrams

OP, Op., op, op.

Chinese

Alternative forms

po

Etymology

Borrowed from English post.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pōu

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄡ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pho͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pou
  - Wade–Giles: pʻou¹
  - Yale: pōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pou
  - Palladius: поу (pou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho͘
  - Tâi-lô: phoo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/

Verb

PO

(chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) to post online; to upload something online
- 這是網友PO上網，鬥狗的畫面，從周圍口音和人的穿著，推測應該是對岸的鬥狗比賽 [MSC, trad.]
  这是网友PO上网，斗狗的画面，从周围口音和人的穿着，推测应该是对岸的斗狗比赛 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2009, TVBS, 血腥鬥狗PO上網　愛狗人士批殘忍
  Zhè shì wǎngyǒu pōu shàngwǎng, dòugǒu de huàmiàn, cóng zhōuwéi kǒuyīn hé rén de chuānzhuó, tuīcè yīnggāi shì duì'àn de dòugǒu bǐsài [Pinyin]
  This is a video of a dog fight that some netizens posted online. From the people's accents and clothing, one can speculate that this is a dog fighting match held on the other side of the strait (Mainland).

Synonyms

張貼／张贴 (zhāngtiē)
貼／贴 (tiē)
海報／海报 (hǎibào)
公告 (gōnggào)
發表／发表 (fābiǎo)

Derived terms

PO上
PO文
PO網 / PO网

French

Pronunciation

Audio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Audio (France (Somain)): (file)

Noun

PO f (invariable)

(gaming) abbreviation of pièce d'or
- 2024 October 20, “What does PO mean?”, in Reddit‎^[1]:
  REMISE IMMÉDIATE Vous récupérez 6% des PO dépensées quand vous achetez des objets légendaries.
  Cash Back Upon purchasing a Legendary item, you are automatically refunded 6% of its total gold cost.^[2]

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpe.o/, [ˈpe.o]

Noun

PO (plural PO-PO)

(management) initialism of petunjuk operasional (“operational guideline”)
(road transport) initialism of perusahaan otobus (“bus company”)

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛˈɔ/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: P‧O

Proper noun

PO n or f

(politics) initialism of Platforma Obywatelska (“Citizens' Platform (a Polish political party)”)

Further reading

PO in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
PO in Polish dictionaries at PWN