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Eastern Maninkakan
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Etymology
Cognate with Bambara ko.
Verb
kò
- to wash
- Synonyms: júunba, lákò
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Noun
kò
- washing, laundry
- Synonym: kòli
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French corps (“body”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kò
- body
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of kò – see 個 (“Classifier for months.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 個). |
Kari'na
Etymology
Compare the roots of Apalaí kohta, Trió këhtumï, Ye'kwana kö'tümü.
Pronunciation
Noun
kò (possessed kòty)
- scream, cry, yell
Derived terms
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 297
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ko”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 219; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 213
- Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “kohty”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume, University of Oregon, page 750