kio

kio

See also: Kîo, ki'o, and kiò

Esperanto

Etymology

From ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) +‎ -o (correlative suffix of objects).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkio]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: ki‧o

Pronoun

kio (accusative singular kion)

1. what (the interrogative and relative correlative of objects)
2. which

   Mi daŭrigis mian laboron, ĝis kiam iu knabo aŭ virino diris "bagus, bagus", kio signifas "tre bela".

   I continued my work, until some boy or woman said "bagus, bagus", which means "very pretty".

Usage notes

• Like other correlatives of objects, and unlike English what, kio always functions as a pronoun, never an adjective.
• The plural forms kioj and kiojn are nonstandard and rare.

Derived terms

• kio ajn (“whatever”)

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Indonesian tiram, Maori tio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.o/, [ˈtijo]

Noun

kio

1. mollusc
2. oyster

References

• “kio” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 轎／轿 (kiō, “palanquin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkio̯]
• Hyphenation: kio

Noun

kio (first-person possessive kioku, second-person possessive kiomu, third-person possessive kionya)

1. palanquin.

   Synonyms: pelangkin, tandu

Further reading

• “kio” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Lovono

Noun

kio

1. chicken

References

• Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: three lexicons and one grammar

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Maore Comorian

Etymology

From -kia (“hear”).

Noun

kio class 5 (plural mahio class 6)

1. ear

References

• “kio” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

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Marshallese

Alternative forms

• kieo

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kiɔ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kijɛw/
• Bender phonemes: {kiyew}

Adjective

kio

1. orange colored

Noun

kio

1. the color orange

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Volapük

Adverb

kio

1. how (used as modifier to indicate surprise, delight or other strong feeling)