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Phalura
Etymology
From Sanskrit च्यवते (cyavate, “moves to and fro, retires”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
čo (Perso-Arabic spelling چوۡ)
- now! go ahead! let's!
References
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “čo”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid, *kʷis.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
čo
- what
Declension
Declension of čo
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singulare tantum
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| nominative
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čo
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| genitive
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čoho
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| dative
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čomu
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| accusative
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čo
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| locative
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čom
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| instrumental
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čím
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Derived terms
References
- “čo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024