kio
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Esperanto
Etymology
From ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) + -o (correlative suffix of objects).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kio (accusative kion)
- what (the interrogative and relative correlative of objects)
- which
- Mi daŭrigis mian laboron, ĝis kiam iu knabo aŭ virino diris "bagus, bagus", kio signifas "tre bela".
- I continued my work, until some boy or woman said "bagus, bagus", which means "very pretty".
Usage notes
- Like other correlatives of objects, and unlike English what, kio always functions as a pronoun, never an adjective.
- The plural forms kioj and kiojn are nonstandard and rare.
Derived terms
See also
Esperanto correlatives
|
Interrogative | Demonstrative | Indefinite | Universal | Negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ki- | ti- | i- | ĉi- | neni- | ||
| Kind of, sort of | -a | kia | tia | ia | ĉia | nenia |
| Reason | -al | kial | tial | ial | ĉial | nenial |
| Time | -am | kiam | tiam | iam | ĉiam | neniam |
| Place | -e | kie | tie | ie | ĉie | nenie |
| Motion | -en | kien | tien | ien | ĉien | nenien |
| Manner | -el | kiel | tiel | iel | ĉiel | neniel |
| Possessive | -es | kies | ties | ies | ĉies | nenies |
| Demonstrative pronoun | -o | kio | tio | io | ĉio | nenio |
| Amount | -om | kiom | tiom | iom | ĉiom | neniom |
| Demonstrative determiner | -u | kiu | tiu | iu | ĉiu | neniu |
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Indonesian tiram, Maori tio).
Pronunciation
Noun
kio
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kio”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 轎／轿 (kiō, “litter”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kio (plural kio-kio)
Further reading
- “kio” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Lovono
Noun
kio
References
- Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: three lexicons and one grammar
Maore Comorian
Etymology
From -kia (“hear”).
Noun
kio class 5 (plural mahio class 6)
References
- “kio” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Marshallese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adjective
kio
Noun
kio
References
Volapük
Adverb
kio
- how (used as modifier to indicate surprise, delight or other strong feeling)