Definitions and meaning of ko
ko
Translingual
Symbol
ko
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Korean.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 劫 (kō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkəʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ
- Homophone: Co.
Noun
ko (plural ko)
- (go) A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
- (go) ko fight
- (go) a stone in a ko in atari, a ko stone
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- O. K., OK, OK., Ok, Ok., ok
Afar
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kó
- thee, you
Usage notes
- The form kóo is used when the pronoun isn't followed by a clitic.
See also
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ko”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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, number 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
- Sinalo ko an bola. ― The ball was caught by me.
- of me
- An harong ko. ― My house.
- me
- Sa taas ko. ― Above me.
Boko
Etymology
Cognate with Bokobaru koo
Pronunciation
Noun
ko
- chicken
Derived terms
- koda (“hen”)
- kosa (“rooster”)
Buginese
Pronoun
ko
- (Sinjai) you, your, yours (casual)
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]
- Audio:
- Hyphenation: ko
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
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Related to kuka, kun, kuin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈko/, [ˈko̞]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification(key): ko
Conjunction
ko (dialectal)
- Alternative form of kun.
- Alternative form of kuin.
- Synonym of koska.
Usage notes
In some dialects, ko has become unstressed, subjecting it to vowel harmony and leading to the form kö after front-vowelic words.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
ko m (plural ko)
- Abbreviation of kilooctet (kilobyte)
Fula
Suffix
ko
- Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)
Usage notes
-
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Article
ko
- (definite) the (when it follows the noun)
- ñayko ko ― the thatch
Usage notes
-
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Determiner
ko
- (used in indicating something)
- ko ñayko ― this/that thatch
Usage notes
-
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Guanano
Noun
ko
- water
- medicine
- relative, fellow Kotiria
References
- Kristine Stenzel, A Reference Grammar of Kotiria (Wanano)
Guaraní
Determiner
ko
- this
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Preposition
ko
- of, belonging to first part of possessive constructions, o-type
- ko mākou hale ― our house
- ko ke kumu kaʻa ― the teacher's car
See also
Hokkien
Indonesian
Pronoun
ko
- (Java, informal) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours
Synonyms
Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
- anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- coen (slang, East Java)
- ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- kamu (intimate)
- ko, kowe (informal, Java)
- kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
- lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)
Ingrian
Pronunciation
-
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈko/, [ˈko̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈko/, [ˈko̞]
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: ko
Conjunction
ko
- Alternative form of ku
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 178
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 (koōẇa), Hindustani कहना (kahnā) / کہنا (kahnā).
Verb
ko
- say
- tell
- Oĩ mök koisil. ― He told me
- speak
- kotha ko ― 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 tu gribi apskatīt? ― what would you like to see?
ko (relative)
- accusative of kas: that
- teksts, ko tu lasi ― the text that you're reading
- accusative of kas: what, who
- tas ir tas, ko es domāju ― that is what I mean
- accusative of kas: which
Interjection
ko
- sorry?
- pardon?
- what?
Lithuanian
Pronoun
ko
- genitive of kas
- Ko tu nori? ― What do you want?
Usage notes
The word ko is the non-possessive genitive.
For the possessive genitive ("whose?") of kas, see kieno.
Further reading
- “ko”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, pages 186, 193
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 (Raguileo spelling)
- 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)
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[3], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko/
- Rhymes: -ko
- Hyphenation: ko
Pronoun
ko
- you
Alternative forms
References
- "ko" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷid, (compare *kʷis).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kȍ (Cyrillic spelling ко̏)
- (Bosnia, Serbia, interrogatively) who
- ko si ti? ― who are you?
- (Bosnia, Serbia, relative and indefinite pronoun)
- bilo ko ― anybody, anyone
- malo ko ― very few people
- onaj ko ― he who, whoever
Declension
Synonyms
- kdo (Kajkavian)
- gdo (Kajkavian)
Etymology 2
From kȁo.
Contraction
ko (Cyrillic spelling ко)
- contraction of kȁo
Related terms
References
- “ko” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “ko” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”). Cognate with 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
Verb
-ko
- present stem of -wako (“to be (at an indefinite place)”)
- yuko ― he/she is (there)
See also
- -ko: verbal affix
- -wapo (“to be (at a definite place)”)
- -wamo (“to be inside (of a definite place)”)
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 Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ko in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- ko in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- co — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- k, q — text messaging slang
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ku, from Proto-Austronesian *-ku.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ko/, [ko]
- Rhymes: -o
- Homophones: Co, Kho, Ko
Pronoun
ko (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)
- my; mine (postpositive)
- ang bahay ko ― my house
- sa taas ko ― above me (literally, “my above”)
- I; me (indirect)
See also
Further reading
- “ko” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[4], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “ko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*-ku”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Talysh
Etymology
Cognate with Persian کار (kâr).
Noun
ko
- work
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 ʻo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ko]
- Hyphenation: ko
Particle
ko
- Marks an equational sentence.
- Marks the topic of the sentence.
- Marks the succeeding noun as in apposition of the preceding noun.
- Placed after the conjunctions pe or ka.
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[6], 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.
Anagrams
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish con (“with”).
Preposition
ko
- with
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Akin to Ingrian ko.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈko/, [ˈko]
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: ko
Adverb
ko
- when (at what time; in the case that)
- than (in comparisons)
- as, because
Adverb
ko
- how (in what way)
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “ko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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
West Makian
Pronunciation
Verb
ko
- (transitive) to carry on one's back
Conjugation
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[7], Pacific linguistics
White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
ko (classifier: tus)
- a handle (of any hand tool or implement, etc.)
- ko taus ― axe handle
- used in ko taw (“foot”) and ko tw (“tail”)
Etymology 2
Particle
ko
- a final completive particle
- Koj hais li ko... ― Speaking as you do...
- Txhob ua li ko. ― Don't do that.
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[8], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 85.
Wolof
Pronoun
ko
- him/her/it (third-person singular object pronoun)
See also
Xhosa
Pronoun
-ko
- Combining stem of kona.
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- ò (frequently used after personal pronouns)
Pronunciation
Particle
kò
- not (placed before a verb to negate it)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kō/
Conjunction
ko
- (Ekiti) that
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
kó
- to pack
- Ẹ bá mi kó ẹrù yìí sẹ́yìn ọkọ̀ ― Help me pack this load into the boot
- to collect
- to capture
- Wọ́n kó wọn lẹ́rú ― They captured them as slaves
Derived terms
- ìkówójẹ (“embezzlement”)
- akódọ̀tí (“garbage collector”)
- akólẹ́tà (“courier”)
- àkójọ (“collection”)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
kò
- to touch
- to meet
Derived terms
- fẹnu kò (“to kiss”)
- gbéjà kò (“to besiege; to attack”)
- foríkorí (“to brainstorm”)
Zazaki
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *káwfš.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈko]
- Hyphenation: ko
Noun
ko m
- (geography) mountain
Source: wiktionary.org