kako

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

kako

1. I (personal pronoun)

See also

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kako/,

Etymology 1

Noun

kako

1. hook

Declension

See also

• amu

Etymology 2

Noun

kako

1. allative singular of ka

Finnish

Etymology

From Kakola, a former jail in Turku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑko/,
• Rhymes: -ɑko
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ko

Adjective

kako (colloquial)

1. crazy, daft, stupid

Usage notes

• Hardly ever used as an attribute.

Synonyms

• pöljä, kahjo, hullu, tyhmä

Noun

kako (colloquial, derogatory)

1. A stupid person.

Synonyms

• ääliö, tomppeli, bimbo, daiju

Laboya

Verb

kako

1. 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

1. a rooster; a cock

Etymology 2

Noun

kako

1. (vulgar, slang) ejaculating prematurely during sexual intercourse (of a male)

Verb

kako

1. (vulgar, slang) to ejaculate prematurely during sexual intercourse (of a male)

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Romani

Noun

kako m

1. Alternative form of kak (“uncle”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

• (kȁko) IPA^(key): /kâko/
• (kàko) IPA^(key): /kǎko/

Adverb

kȁko (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ко) or kàko (Cyrillic spelling ка̀ко)

1. how (in what way)
2. 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)

1. 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.

2. (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.

Related terms

• kao

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakòː/, /kakóː/

Adverb

kakọ̄

1. how (in what way)

Related terms

• (relative): kàkor

Further reading

• “kako”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ko/

Noun

kako

1. a baby sling

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics