kilo

kilo

See also: Kilo, kiló, kilö, kilo-, kíló-, kíló, and kiło

Translingual

Noun

kilo

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

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English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːləʊ/

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

Noun

kilo (plural kilos)

1. Clipping of kilogram.
   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:

     The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […] . But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.

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

Translations

short form of kilogram

Arabic: كِيلُو‎ m (kīlū) Armenian: կիլո (hy) (kilo) Belarusian: кіло́ n (kiló) Catalan: quilo (ca) m Chamicuro: kilo Chinese: Cantonese: 啟羅, 启罗 (kai2 lo4) (obsolete) Hakka: 奇勞, 奇劳 (ki-ló) Mandarin: 公斤 (zh) (gōngjīn), 千克 (zh) (qiānkè) Czech: kilo (cs) Danish: kilo (da) n Estonian: kilo (et) Faroese: kilo n Finnish: kilo (fi) French: kilo (fr) m Galician: quilo Georgian: კილო (ḳilo) German: Kilo (de) n Greek: κιλό (el) n (kiló) Hindi: किलो m (kilo) Interlingua: (please verify) kilo Italian: chilo (it) m Japanese: キロ (ja) (kiro) Korean: 킬로 (ko) (killo) Lao: ກິໂລ (lo) (ki lō) Norman: kilo m Norwegian: Bokmål: kilo m or n Nynorsk: kilo m or n Persian: کیلو‎ (fa) (kilu) Portuguese: quilo (pt) m Romanian: kil (ro) n, chil (ro) n Russian: кило́ (ru) n (kiló) Slovak: kilo n Slovene: kila (sl) f (colloquial) Spanish: kilo (es), quilo (es) Swahili: kilo (sw) Swedish: kilo (sv) n Thai: โล (th) (loh), กิโล (th) (gì-loo) Ukrainian: кіло́ n (kiló) Yiddish: קילאָ‎ m (kilo)

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Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: (please verify) kîlo (ku) f, (please verify) kêlo (ku) f, (please verify) kîlogram (ku) f Latvian: (please verify) kilo m

See also

• kilo-

Anagrams

• Ilok, Loki

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Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish kilo.

Noun

kilo

1. kilo(gram)

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Chinese

Etymology

From English kilo or clipping of English kilogram.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ki¹ lou²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ki¹ lou²
    • Yale: kī lóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ki¹ lou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ki¹ lou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

Classifier

kilo

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) kilogram

See also

• K

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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)

Declension

Declension of kilo

	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kila
genitive	kila	kil
dative	kilu	kilům
accusative	kilo	kila
vocative	kilo	kila
locative	kilu, kile	kilech
instrumental	kilem	kily

Synonyms

• (hundred crowns): stovka f

Derived terms

• pětikilo n

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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiloː/

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Noun

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

1. Abbreviation of kilogram.

Descendants

• → Aukan: kilo
• → Galibi Carib: kiro

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Clipping of kilogramma (“kilogram”)

Noun

kilo

1. kilogram, kilo

Declension

Inflection of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kilo	kilot
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kilo	kilot
accusative	nom.	kilo	kilot
	gen.	kilon
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
inessive		kilossa	kiloissa
elative		kilosta	kiloista
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
adessive		kilolla	kiloilla
ablative		kilolta	kiloilta
allative		kilolle	kiloille
essive		kilona	kiloina
translative		kiloksi	kiloiksi
instructive		—	kiloin
abessive		kilotta	kiloitta
comitative		—	kiloineen

Possessive forms of kilo (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kiloni	kilomme
2nd person	kilosi	kilonne
3rd person	kilonsa

Derived terms

• kilohaili
• kilohinta
• kilokakku
• kilotavara
• neljänneskilo
• painokilo
• varttikilo

 

Etymology 2

Probably from kileä. Cognate with Karelian kilo.

Noun

kilo

1. (chiefly poetic) shine

Declension

Inflection of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kilo	kilot
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kilo	kilot
accusative	nom.	kilo	kilot
	gen.	kilon
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
inessive		kilossa	kiloissa
elative		kilosta	kiloista
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
adessive		kilolla	kiloilla
ablative		kilolta	kiloilta
allative		kilolle	kiloille
essive		kilona	kiloina
translative		kiloksi	kiloiksi
instructive		—	kiloin
abessive		kilotta	kiloitta
comitative		—	kiloineen

Possessive forms of kilo (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kiloni	kilomme
2nd person	kilosi	kilonne
3rd person	kilonsa

Derived terms

• auringonkilo

Related terms

• kilottaa

Anagrams

• Koli, loki, olki

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French

Etymology

From the prefix kilo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.lo/

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Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. kilo

Descendants

• → Kaba: kìlō

Further reading

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

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Karao

Noun

kilo

1. kilogram

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Latvian

Noun

kilo m (invariable)

1. alternative form of kilograms

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Norman

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. (Jersey) kilo

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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, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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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.

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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.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.lɔ/

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• 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

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Romani

Noun

kilo m (plural kile)

1. stake

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Romanian

Noun

kilo n (plural kilo)

1. Alternative form of kil

Declension

Declension of kilo

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) kilo	kiloul	(niște) kilo	kilole
genitive/dative	(unui) kilo	kiloului	(unor) kilo	kilolor
vocative	kiloule		kilolor

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kilo (Cyrillic spelling кило)

1. vocative singular of kila

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiɫɔ/

Noun

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

1. kilo, short for kilogram

Declension

Declension of kilo

	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kilá
genitive	kila	kíl
dative	kilu	kilám
accusative	kilo	kilá
locative	kile	kilách
instrumental	kilom	kilami

Derived terms

• kilový
• kilečko

Further reading

• kilo in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Noun

kilo

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kila

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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

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kilo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

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

1. kilogram

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕiːlʊ/, (now chiefly regional) /ˈkiːlʊ/

Noun

kilo n

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

Declension

Declension of kilo
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kilo	kilot	kilon	kilona
Genitive	kilos	kilots	kilons	kilonas

See also

• kilo-

Anagrams

• olik

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kilô

1. bent; crooked

   Synonym: buktot

2. curved

Alternative forms

• quilo – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

Derived terms

• kumilo

 

Etymology 2

From Spanish kilo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kilo

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

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Turkish

Etymology

From French kilo.

Noun

kilo (definite accusative kiloyu, plural kilolar)

1. Clipping of kilogram.

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Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кило́ (kiló).

Noun

kilo

1. kilogram, kilo

Inflection

Inflection of kilo (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	kilo
genitive sing.	kilon
partitive sing.	kilod
partitive plur.	kiloid
	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kilod
accusative	kilon	kilod
genitive	kilon	kiloiden
partitive	kilod	kiloid
essive-instructive	kilon	kiloin
translative	kiloks	kiloikš
inessive	kilos	kiloiš
elative	kilospäi	kiloišpäi
illative	kilho kiloho	kiloihe
adessive	kilol	kiloil
ablative	kilolpäi	kiloilpäi
allative	kilole	kiloile
abessive	kilota	kiloita
comitative	kilonke	kiloidenke
prolative	kilodme	kiloidme
approximative I	kilonno	kiloidenno
approximative II	kilonnoks	kiloidennoks
egressive	kilonnopäi	kiloidennopäi
terminative I	kilhosai kilohosai	kiloihesai
terminative II	kilolesai	kiloilesai
terminative III	kilossai	—
additive I	kilhopäi kilohopäi	kiloihepäi
additive II	kilolepäi	kiloilepäi

References

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