kako
See also: kakó, kakō, kāko, käkö, and -kakö
Amis
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.
Pronoun
kako
- I (personal pronoun)
See also
Amis personal pronouns | |||
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Person | Singular | Plural | |
1st | — | kako | kami / kita |
inclusive | kami | ||
exclusive | kita / kami | ||
2nd | — | kiso | kamo |
3rd | — | ciira | caira |
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kako/, [ka.ko̞]
Noun
kako
- hook
Declension
Declension of kako (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | kako | kakoa | kakoak |
ergative | kakok | kakoak | kakoek |
dative | kakori | kakoari | kakoei |
genitive | kakoren | kakoaren | kakoen |
comitative | kakorekin | kakoarekin | kakoekin |
causative | kakorengatik | kakoarengatik | kakoengatik |
benefactive | kakorentzat | kakoarentzat | kakoentzat |
instrumental | kakoz | kakoaz | kakoez |
inessive | kakotan | kakoan | kakoetan |
locative | kakotako | kakoko | kakoetako |
allative | kakotara | kakora | kakoetara |
terminative | kakotaraino | kakoraino | kakoetaraino |
directive | kakotarantz | kakorantz | kakoetarantz |
destinative | kakotarako | kakorako | kakoetarako |
ablative | kakotatik | kakotik | kakoetatik |
partitive | kakorik | — | — |
prolative | kakotzat | — | — |
See also
- amu
Noun
kako
- allative singular of ka
Finnish
Etymology
From Kakola, a former jail in Turku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑko/, [ˈkɑko̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑko
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ko
Adjective
kako
- (colloquial) crazy, daft, stupid
Usage notes
- Hardly ever used as an attribute.
Synonyms
- pöljä, kahjo, hullu, tyhmä
Noun
kako
- (colloquial, derogatory) A stupid person.
Synonyms
- ääliö, tomppeli, bimbo, daiju
Laboya
Verb
kako
- to go, walk
- Synonyms: lo, attu
References
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “kako”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 54
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɑːɡo], (enunciated) [kɑ ko]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæɰkew/
- Bender phonemes: {kahkȩw}
Noun
kako
- a rooster; a cock
Noun
kako
- (vulgar, slang) ejaculating prematurely during sexual intercourse (of a male)
Verb
kako
- (vulgar, slang) to ejaculate prematurely during sexual intercourse (of a male)
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Romani
Noun
kako m
- Alternative form of kak (“uncle”)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kako.
Pronunciation
- (kȁko) IPA(key): /kâko/
- (kàko) IPA(key): /kǎko/
Adverb
kȁko (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ко) or kàko (Cyrillic spelling ка̀ко)
- how (in what way)
- so (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
- Kako je dobro! ― It's so good!
Conjunction
kako (Cyrillic spelling како)
- as, while (links or emphasizes two or more events which happen and vary through time, in order or simultaneously)
- Kako je noć odmicala, sve sam više bio pospaniji. ― As the night went on, I was getting increasingly sleepier.
- (Croatia, used with present conditional) to, so, so as to, so that, in order to, in order for (expresses a past or future intent that refers to the present)
- Preselio se ovdje kako bi našao posao. ― He moved here to find work.
- Kako bismo se jednog dana i mi mogli natjecati, moramo puno vježbati. ― In order for us to compete one day, we need to train a lot.
Related terms
- kao
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kako.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kakòː/, /kakóː/
Adverb
kakọ̄
- how (in what way)
Related terms
- (relative): kàkor
Further reading
- “kako”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ko/
Noun
kako
- a baby sling
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics