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Amis
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.
Pronoun
kako
- I (personal pronoun)
See also
Basque
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
kako
- hook
Declension
Declension of kako (inanimate, ending in vowel)
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
kako
- allative singular of ka
Finnish
Etymology
From Kakola, a former jail in Turku.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kako (colloquial)
- crazy, daft, stupid
Usage notes
- Hardly ever used as an attribute.
Synonyms
Noun
kako (colloquial, derogatory)
- A stupid person.
Synonyms
Japanese
Romanization
kako
- Rōmaji transcription of かこ
Laboya
Verb
kako
- to go, walk
- Synonyms: lo, attu
References
- Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “kako”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 54
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): , (enunciated)
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæɰkew/
- Bender phonemes: {kahkȩw}
Etymology 1
Noun
kako
- a rooster; a cock
Etymology 2
Noun
kako
- (vulgar, slang) ejaculating prematurely during sexual intercourse (of a male)
Verb
kako
- (vulgar, slang) to ejaculate prematurely during sexual intercourse (of a male)
References
Romani
Noun
kako m
- Alternative form of kak (“uncle”)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kako.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kȁko (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ко) or kàko (Cyrillic spelling ка̀ко)
- how (in what way)
- so (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
- Kako je dobro! ― It's so good!
Conjunction
kako (Cyrillic spelling како)
- as, while (links or emphasizes two or more events which happen and vary through time, in order or simultaneously)
- Kako je noć odmicala, sve sam više bio pospaniji. ― As the night went on, I was getting increasingly sleepier.
- (Croatia, used with present conditional) to, so, so as to, so that, in order to, in order for (expresses a past or future intent that refers to the present)
- Preselio se ovdje kako bi našao posao. ― He moved here to find work.
- Kako bismo se jednog dana i mi mogli natjecati, moramo puno vježbati. ― In order for us to compete one day, we need to train a lot.
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kako.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kakọ̄
- how (in what way)
Further reading
- “kako”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
West Makian
Pronunciation
Noun
kako
- a baby sling
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics