luko
Cebuano
Etymology
Compare lukot.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lu‧ko
Verb
luko
- to curl; to form a curl
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:luko.
Anagrams
- kulo, kuol, luok, ukol, ulok
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈluko]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -uko
- Hyphenation: lu‧ko
Noun
luko (accusative singular lukon, plural lukoj, accusative plural lukojn)
- porthole
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.kɔ/
- Rhymes: -ukɔ
- Syllabification: lu‧ko
Noun
luko f
- vocative singular of luka
Samoan
Le luko.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.ko/
- Hyphenation: lu‧ko
Noun
luko
- wolf (Canis lupus)
Descendants
- → Tokelauan: luko (learned)
References
- George Pratt (1861) Samoan dictionary: English and Samoan and Samoan and English with a short grammar of the Samoan dialect, Matautu, Samoa: London Missionary Society Press, page 222
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
luko (Cyrillic spelling луко)
- vocative singular of luka
Slovene
Noun
luko
- accusative/instrumental singular of luka
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lu‧ko
- IPA(key): /ˈluko/, [ˈlu.xo]
Noun
luko
- Alternative form of loko
Adjective
luko
- Alternative form of loko
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lu‧ko
- IPA(key): /luˈkoʔ/, [lʊˈxoʔ]
Noun
lukô
- Alternative form of loko: a type of container (similar to the balaong)
Tokelauan
Te luko.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Samoan luko, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.ko/
- Hyphenation: lu‧ko
Noun
luko
- wolf (Canis lupus)
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 196
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lū.kō/
Verb
luko
- (sometimes offensive, derogatory) to be primitive, to be dim-witted
Coordinate terms
- lajú (“to be civilised”)
Derived terms
- oluko (“primitive person; unsophisticated person”)