eko

Edo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.kó/

Noun

èkó

1. a temporary camp used for hunting and during times of war

Derived terms

• Eko (“Lagos, originally a war camp in that region”)

Esperanto

Etymology

ek +‎ -o

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -eko
• Hyphenation: e‧ko

Noun

eko (accusative singular ekon, plural ekoj, accusative plural ekojn)

1. start, beginning

   Synonym: komenco

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of ekonomaiseri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeko/,
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification^(key): e‧ko

Noun

eko (slang)

1. economizer (part of a steam boiler)

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

• koe

Ido

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

eko (plural eki)

1. echo

Derived terms

• ekigar (“to echo”) (transitive)

Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

eko

1. life
2. way of living, habit or tradition

Possessed forms

Pali

Alternative forms

Numeral

eko

1. masculine nominative singular of eka (“one”)

Rayón Zoque

Noun

eko

1. stalk (e.g. of bananas)

References

• Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 6

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːkʊ/

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Noun

eko n

1. an echo; a reflected sound

Usage notes

• Radio Sweden's news broadcasts are named Dagens eko, often referred to as ekot (the echo).
• In some compounds, the prefix eko- is a contraction of either ekonomi (“economy”) or ekologi (“ecology”)

Declension

Derived terms

• ekokammare
• ekolod