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4-letter words (1 found)

KILO,

3-letter words (4 found)

ILK,KOI,OIK,OIL,

2-letter words (7 found)

IO,KI,KO,LI,LO,OI,OK,

You can make 12 words from kilo according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of kilo

kilo iklo klio lkio ilko liko kiol ikol koil okil iokl oikl kloi lkoi koli okli loki olki ilok liok iolk oilk loik olik

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Definitions and meaning of kilo

kilo

Translingual

Noun

kilo

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Kilo of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkiːləʊ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkiloʊ/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo
  • Rhymes: -iːləʊ

Noun

kilo (plural kilos)

  1. Clipping of kilogram.
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Translations

See also

  • kilo-

Anagrams

  • Ilok, Loki

Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish kilo.

Noun

kilo

  1. kilo(gram)

Chinese

Etymology

From English kilo or clipping of English kilogram.

Pronunciation

Classifier

kilo

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) kilogram

Synonyms

See also

  • K

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Clipping of kilogramm (“kilogram”)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo

  1. kilo

Declension

References

  • “kilo”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Etymology

Clipping of kilogram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪlo]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo n

  1. kilo, short for kilogram
  2. (informal) a hundred crowns (Czech currency)
    Synonym: stovka f

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • litr m
  • tác m
  • bůr m
  • pade f
  • pětka f
  • kačka f

Further reading

  • kilo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kilo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiloː/

Noun

kilo c or n (plural kilo's, diminutive kilootje n)

  1. Abbreviation of kilogram.

Descendants

  • → Aukan: kilo
  • → Kari'na: kiro

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈk̟ilo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Syllabification(key): ki‧lo

Etymology 1

Clipping of kilogramma (“kilogram”)

Noun

kilo

  1. kilogram, kilo
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “2. kilo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Probably kileä +‎ -o. Cognate with Karelian kilo.

Noun

kilo

  1. (chiefly poetic) shine, gleam
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
  • kilottaa

Further reading

  • “1. kilo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

  • Koli, loki, olki

French

Etymology

From the prefix kilo-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.lo/

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

  1. kilo
  2. (colloquial, singular or plural) a large quantity

Descendants

  • → Kaba: kìlō

Further reading

  • “kilo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.lo/, [ˈti.lo]

Verb

kilo

  1. to watch, gaze

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian кило (kilo).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo

  1. Short for kilogramma: kilo
Declension

Etymology 2

From kili (“she-goat”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkiloi̯/, [ˈkiɫo̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -ilo, -iloi̯
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo

  1. Synonym of kili
Declension

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 165

Karao

Noun

kilo

  1. kilogram

Latvian

Noun

kilo m (invariable)

  1. alternative form of kilograms

Norman

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

  1. (Jersey) kilo

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkʰilo/

Noun

kilo

  1. kilo, kilogramme
    Synonym: kilográmˈmá

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

  • gilo

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /çiːlu/, [ˈçiː.lʊ]

Noun

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloene)

kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa or kiloene)

  1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Synonyms

  • kilogram

References

  • “kilo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /çiːlu/, [ˈçiː.lʊ]

Noun

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

  1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Synonyms

  • kilogram

References

  • “kilo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.lɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ilɔ
  • Syllabification: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) kilogram
  2. (colloquial, rare) any other unit whose name starts with kilo-, like the kilometre

Further reading

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

Romani

Noun

kilo m (plural kile)

  1. stake

Romanian

Noun

kilo n (plural kilo)

  1. Alternative form of kil

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kilo (Cyrillic spelling кило)

  1. vocative singular of kila

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiɫɔ/

Noun

kilo n (genitive singular kila, nominative plural kilá, genitive plural kíl, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. kilo, short for kilogram

Declension

Derived terms

  • kilový
  • kilečko

Further reading

  • “kilo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Noun

kilo

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of kila

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • quilo (rare)

Etymology

Clipping of kilogramo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkilo/ [ˈki.lo]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Syllabification: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

  1. kilo (kilogram)
    Synonyms: kilogramo, quilo, quilogramo
  2. the letter K in the Spanish spelling alphabet
  3. (Spain, colloquial, historical) a million pesetas
    Coordinate term: talego
  4. (Spain, colloquial) a million euros

Further reading

  • “kilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kilo.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo (n class, plural kilo) or kilo (ki-vi class, plural vilo)

  1. kilogram

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕiːlʊ/, (now chiefly regional) /ˈkiːlʊ/
  • Rhymes: -¹iːlʊ

Noun

kilo n

  1. kilo, short form of kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams)

Declension

See also

  • kilo-

Anagrams

  • olik

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiluq. Compare Ilocano nakillo (“winding; twisted; broken (of language)”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo
  • IPA(key): /kiˈloʔ/, [kɪˈloʔ]

Adjective

kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)

  1. bent; crooked; curved
    Synonyms: baluktot, nakabaluktot, balikuko, nakabalikuko, buktot
Alternative forms
  • quilo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Derived terms

Noun

kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)

  1. quality of being bent, crooked, or curved (of lines, wires, branches, etc.)
    Synonyms: baluktot, kabaluktutan, balikuko, kabalikukuan
  2. bent or curved portion of something

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish kilo, or analytically, Clipping of kilogramo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈki.lo]

Noun

kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. kilo; kilogram
  2. act of weighing something in kilograms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈki.lo]

Noun

kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. rafter; crossbeam that supports the roofing
See also
  • batangan

Further reading

  • “kilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

From French kilo.

Noun

kilo (definite accusative kiloyu, plural kilolar)

  1. Clipping of kilogram.

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кило́ (kiló).

Noun

kilo

  1. kilogram, kilo

Inflection

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “килограмм”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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