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Yes. The word koto is a Scrabble US word. The word koto is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word koto is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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4-letter words (3 found)

KOTO,TOKO,TOOK,

3-letter words (2 found)

OOT,TOO,

2-letter words (4 found)

KO,OK,OO,TO,

You can make 9 words from koto according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of koto

koto okto ktoo tkoo otko toko koot okot koot okot ookt ookt ktoo tkoo koto okto toko otko otok took ootk ootk took otok

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Definitions and meaning of koto

koto

Etymology

From Japanese 琴 (koto).

Noun

koto (plural kotos)

  1. (music) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.

Derived terms

  • kotoist

Translations

Anagrams

  • Koot, Otok, toko, toko-, took

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

koto

  1. poncho.
  2. blanket.

References

  • Valentín Isidro Reyes (2012); Vocabulario nauatl-español, material de apoyo para la enseñanza de la lengua nauatl, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, diversidad intercultural, Mexico City, Mexico.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoː.toː/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧to
  • Rhymes: -oːtoː

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo koto, from English coat.

Noun

koto m (plural koto's)

  1. A traditional Surinamese dress, traditionally worn by women of African descent.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 琴 (koto).

Noun

koto m (plural koto's)

  1. A koto; a Japanese stringed instrument.

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoto]
  • Audio:
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Hyphenation: ko‧to

Noun

koto (accusative singular koton, plural kotoj, accusative plural kotojn)

  1. mud (mixture of water and soil or sediment)

Derived terms

  • kota (“muddy”)
  • kotanimulo (“low-minded person”)
  • koti (“to puddle”)

Related terms

  • grundo (“ground; dirt; soil”)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoto/, [ˈko̞t̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Syllabification(key): ko‧to

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koto, which is derived from Proto-Finnic *kota. Cognate with Estonian kodu.

Noun

koto (archaic)

  1. home
Declension
Synonyms
  • koti
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “1. koto”, 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

Etymology 2

From Japanese 琴 (koto).

Noun

koto

  1. (music) koto (instrument)
Declension

Further reading

  • “2. koto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (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

  • koot, toko

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 琴 (koto).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.to/

Noun

koto m (plural kotos)

  1. koto (musical instruments)

See also

  • koto on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr

Further reading

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

Japanese

Romanization

koto

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こと
  2. Rōmaji transcription of コト

Madurese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

koto (plural kotokoto)

  1. louse (insect)

Mansaka

Etymology

From kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu.

Noun

koto

  1. louse

Sambali

Noun

koto

  1. louse (insect)

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English coat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.to/

Noun

koto

  1. A traditional African-Surinamese dress.

Descendants

  • → Dutch: koto

Tocharian B

Etymology

From kaut- (“split, strike, break”).

Noun

koto f

  1. crevice, hole, pit

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “koto”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 215

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koto.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkoto/, [ˈkoto]
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Hyphenation: ko‧to

Noun

koto

  1. house, home

Inflection

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

koto

  1. louse (insect)

Source: wiktionary.org