Definitions and meaning of ko
ko
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 劫 (kō).
Noun
ko (plural ko)
- (game of Go) A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
- (game of Go) ko fight
- (game of Go) a stone in a ko in atari, a ko stone
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- O. K., OK, OK., Ok, Ok., ok
Aiwoo
Verb
ko
- to lie down
References
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) , “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Bambara
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
ko
- to say
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
ko
- to wash
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ko/
Pronoun
ko
- by me
- of me
- me
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse *kōʀ (east), kýr (west), from Proto-Germanic *kūz, cognate with Swedish ko, English cow, German Kuh. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”), which is also the source of Latin bōs, Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), Sanskrit गौः (gáuḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːˀ/, [ˈkʰoˀ]
Noun
ko c (singular definite koen, plural indefinite køer)
- cow
Declension
References
- “ko” in Den Danske Ordbog
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko/
- Hyphenation: ko
- Audio:
Noun
ko (accusative singular ko-on, plural ko-oj, accusative plural ko-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter K.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo
Ewe
Verb
ko
- to laugh
French
Noun
ko m (plural ko)
- Abbreviation of kilooctet (kilobyte)
Guanano
Noun
ko
- water
- medicine
- relative, fellow Kotiria
References
- Kristine Stenzel, A Reference Grammar of Kotiria (Wanano)
Guaraní
Determiner
ko
- this
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
Preposition
ko
- of, belonging to first part of possessive constructions, o-type
See also
Indonesian
Pronoun
ko
- (Java, slang) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours
Synonyms
Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
- kamu (intimate)
- antum (informal, Muslim community)
- lu, lo (slang, Jakarta)
- coen, ko, kowe (slang, Java)
- koen (slang, East Java)
- kau (informal, Sumatra, West Kalimantan)
- engkau, kau, dikau (poetic)
Ingrian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *ku. Akin to Finnish kun.
Conjunction
ko
- when, as
Japanese
Romanization
ko
- Rōmaji transcription of こ
- Rōmaji transcription of コ
Kalasha
Adverb
ko
- why
Interjection
ko
- why
Noun
ko
- why
Kamta
Etymology
From Sanskrit কথযতি (katháyati). Cognate with Assamese ক (ko), Sylheti ꠇꠅꠀ (xooa), Bengali কওয়া (kôoẏa), Hindustani कहना (kahnā) / کہنا (kahnā).
Verb
ko (ko)
- say
- tell
- speak
Conjugation
Karelian
Particle
ko
- like, as
Kirikiri
Noun
ko
- woman
Further reading
Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages
Latvian
Pronoun
ko (interrogative)
- accusative of kas: what, who
ko (relative)
- accusative of kas: that
- accusative of kas: what, who
- accusative of kas: which
Interjection
ko
- sorry?
- pardon?
- what?
Lithuanian
Pronoun
ko
- what
Maaka
Noun
ko
- head
References
- Russell G. Schuh, Maka Wordlist, p. 6
Maori
Particle
ko
- Placed at the beginning of nominative phrases to signify that they are declarative
Mapudungun
Noun
ko (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- water
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
- Estudios de lengua y cultura amerindias II (1998) (spells it có)
Min Nan
Adjective
ko (POJ, traditional and simplified 高)
- high
- tall
Usage notes
It is nearly always used exclusively as part of a name or compound.
Derived terms
- 高速 (ko-sok, “high-speed”)
- 高溫/高温 (ko-un, “high-temperature”)
Noun
ko (POJ, traditional and simplified 膏)
- paste; cream
Usage notes
It is nearly always used exclusively as part of a name or compound.
Derived terms
- 齒膏/齿膏 (khí-ko, “toothpaste”)
Norman
Alternative forms
- co (Jersey, Guernsey, Normandy)
Etymology
From Old French col, from Latin collum (“neck”).
Noun
ko m (plural kos)
- (Sark, anatomy) neck
Nyishi
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Tani *koː.
Noun
ko
- child
- son
References
- P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Old Norse
Noun
ko ?
- (East dialect) cow
See also
References
- Wikipedia article Old Norse language
Pali
Alternative forms
Pronoun
ko
- masculine nominative singular of ka
Rapa Nui
Interjection
ko
- exclamation suggesting a personal reaction
Usage notes
For non-personal judgment, consider using ka.
Particle
ko
- particle prefixed to names as a determinative
Rawa
Adverb
ko
- again
References
- Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kъto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷid, (compare *kʷis).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kȍ (Cyrillic spelling ко̏)
- (Serbia, Bosnia, interrogatively) who
- (Serbia, Bosnia, relative and indefinite pronoun)
Declension
Etymology 2
From kȁo.
Contraction
ko (Cyrillic spelling ко)
- (colloquial) contraction of kȁo
Related terms
References
- “ko” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “ko” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology 1
See Serbo-Croatian ako.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ko
- when (at the time that)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Conjunction
ko
- (colloquial) Alternative form of kot
Swahili
Pronunciation
Particle
ko
- indefinite / nonspecific locative class suffix, indefinite place indicator
Inflection
See also
- po: definite place indicator
- mo: "inside" of a definite place indicator
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse ko, from East Old Norse ko, from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”). Cognate with Old West Norse kýr and English cow.
Pronunciation
Noun
ko c
- cow; female cattle
- a female member of a number of other species, such as elk
Declension
Related terms
See also
References
- ko in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
Tagalog
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈko/
Pronoun
ko
- by me
- of me
- me
See also
Taworta
Noun
ko
- egg
Further reading
Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”). Compare Tocharian B keu, English cow.
Noun
ko
- cow
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *ko. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻo and Samoan 'o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈko/
- Hyphenation: ko
Particle
ko
- Marks an equational sentence.
- Marks the topic of the sentence.
- Marks the succeding noun as in apposition of the preceding noun.
- Placed after the conjunctions pe or ka.
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 163
Tuvaluan
Particle
ko
- present perfect tense marker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Adverb
ko
- (informal) Abbreviation of không.
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish con (“with”).
Preposition
ko
- with
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kū, from Proto-West Germanic *kū, from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.
Pronunciation
Noun
ko c (plural kij, diminutive koke)
- cow
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ko”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Wolof
Pronoun
ko
- him/her/it (third-person singular object pronoun)
See also
Xhosa
Pronoun
-ko
- Combining stem of kona.
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ò (frequently used after personal pronouns)
Particle
kò
- not (placed before a verb to negate it)
Zazaki
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈko]
- Hyphenation: ko
Etymology
From Persian کوه (kuh).
Noun
ko m
- (geography) mountain
Source: wiktionary.org- a Maori digging-stick.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)