kako

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See also: kakó, kakō, kāko, käkö, and -kakö

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

kako

  1. I (personal pronoun)

See also

Amis personal pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st exclusive kako kami
inclusive – kita
2nd kiso kamo
3rd ciira caira


Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kako/
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ko

Etymology 1

Noun

kako

  1. hook
Declension
Declension of kako (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kako kakoa kakoak
ergative kakok kakoak kakoek
dative kakori kakoari kakoei
genitive kakoren kakoaren kakoen
comitative kakorekin kakoarekin kakoekin
causative kakorengatik kakoarengatik kakoengatik
benefactive kakorentzat kakoarentzat kakoentzat
instrumental kakoz kakoaz kakoez
inessive kakotan kakoan kakoetan
locative kakotako kakoko kakoetako
allative kakotara kakora kakoetara
terminative kakotaraino kakoraino kakoetaraino
directive kakotarantz kakorantz kakoetarantz
destinative kakotarako kakorako kakoetarako
ablative kakotatik kakotik kakoetatik
partitive kakorik — —
prolative kakotzat — —
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

kako

  1. allative singular of ka

Finnish

Etymology

From Kakola, a former jail in Turku.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kako (colloquial)

  1. crazy, daft, stupid

Usage notes

  • Hardly ever used in attributive position.

Synonyms

Noun

kako (colloquial, derogatory)

  1. A stupid person.

Synonyms

Japanese

Romanization

kako

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かこ

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

Romani

Noun

kako m

  1. Alternative form of kak (“uncle”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

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. (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

  • IPA(key): /kakòː/, /kakóː/

Adverb

kakọ̄

  1. 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

  1. a baby sling

References

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