koko

See also: Koko, ko-ko, and kōkō

English

Etymology 1

Cf. Burmese ကုက္ကို (kukkui).

Noun

koko

The tree Albizia lebbeck.
Synonyms: lebbek, East Indian walnut, woman's tongue tree

Hypernym: siris

Translations

lebbek — see lebbek

Etymology 2

Noun

koko

(Malaysia, school slang) Alternative form of koku

Anagrams

kook

'Are'are

Verb

koko

be narrow

References

Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Bamu

Adjective

koko

hard, not soft
hard, difficult
(of fruit) firm, ripe
stuck, immobile, immovable

Derived terms

koko obo

References

Chris and Phil Carr, Bamu Dictionary (2012)

Chamicuro

Etymology

From Spanish coco.

Noun

koko

coconut

Esperanto

Etymology

From French coq and English cock.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Audio:
(file)
Rhymes: -oko
Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Noun

koko (accusative singular kokon, plural kokoj, accusative plural kokojn)

Hypernyms

birdo (“bird”)

Hyponyms

gekokoj (“chickens”)
kokiĉo (“rooster, cock”) (neologism)
kokido (“chick”)
kokino (“hen”)
virkoko (“rooster, cock”) (idiomatic)

Meronyms

kokaĵo (“chicken meat”)

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koko (compare Estonian kogu), possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kokᴈ (compare Eastern Mari кугу (kugu, “big”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoko/,
Rhymes: -oko
Syllabification^(key): ko‧ko

Adjective

koko (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)

whole, entire
Synonym: kokonainen

Koko päivä meni hukkaan.
The whole day was wasted.

Valvoimme koko yön.
We stayed up all night.

Älä valvo koko yötä!
Don't stay up all night.

Declension

Indeclinable

Noun

koko

size, dimensions
Mikä sinun kokosi on?
What is your size?
(dialectal outside expressions) heap, pile
kerätä kokoon ― to gather in a pile; (figuratively) to gather, collect

Declension

Inflection of koko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		koko	koot
genitive		koon	kokojen
partitive		kokoa	kokoja
illative		kokoon	kokoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koko	koot
accusative	nom.	koko	koot
accusative	gen.	koon	koot
genitive		koon	kokojen
partitive		kokoa	kokoja
inessive		koossa	ko’oissa
elative		koosta	ko’oista
illative		kokoon	kokoihin
adessive		koolla	ko’oilla
ablative		koolta	ko’oilta
allative		koolle	ko’oille
essive		kokona	kokoina
translative		kooksi	ko’oiksi
abessive		kootta	ko’oitta
instructive		—	ko’oin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokoni	kokoni
accusative	nom.	kokoni	kokoni
accusative	gen.	kokoni	kokoni
genitive		kokoni	kokojeni
partitive		kokoani	kokojani
inessive		koossani	ko’oissani
elative		koostani	ko’oistani
illative		kokooni	kokoihini
adessive		koollani	ko’oillani
ablative		kooltani	ko’oiltani
allative		koolleni	ko’oilleni
essive		kokonani	kokoinani
translative		kookseni	ko’oikseni
abessive		koottani	ko’oittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokosi	kokosi
accusative	nom.	kokosi	kokosi
accusative	gen.	kokosi	kokosi
genitive		kokosi	kokojesi
partitive		kokoasi	kokojasi
inessive		koossasi	ko’oissasi
elative		koostasi	ko’oistasi
illative		kokoosi	kokoihisi
adessive		koollasi	ko’oillasi
ablative		kooltasi	ko’oiltasi
allative		koollesi	ko’oillesi
essive		kokonasi	kokoinasi
translative		kooksesi	ko’oiksesi
abessive		koottasi	ko’oittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokomme	kokomme
accusative	nom.	kokomme	kokomme
accusative	gen.	kokomme	kokomme
genitive		kokomme	kokojemme
partitive		kokoamme	kokojamme
inessive		koossamme	ko’oissamme
elative		koostamme	ko’oistamme
illative		kokoomme	kokoihimme
adessive		koollamme	ko’oillamme
ablative		kooltamme	ko’oiltamme
allative		koollemme	ko’oillemme
essive		kokonamme	kokoinamme
translative		kooksemme	ko’oiksemme
abessive		koottamme	ko’oittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokonne	kokonne
accusative	nom.	kokonne	kokonne
accusative	gen.	kokonne	kokonne
genitive		kokonne	kokojenne
partitive		kokoanne	kokojanne
inessive		koossanne	ko’oissanne
elative		koostanne	ko’oistanne
illative		kokoonne	kokoihinne
adessive		koollanne	ko’oillanne
ablative		kooltanne	ko’oiltanne
allative		koollenne	ko’oillenne
essive		kokonanne	kokoinanne
translative		kooksenne	ko’oiksenne
abessive		koottanne	ko’oittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokonsa	kokonsa
accusative	nom.	kokonsa	kokonsa
accusative	gen.	kokonsa	kokonsa
genitive		kokonsa	kokojensa
partitive		kokoaan kokoansa	kokojaan kokojansa
inessive		koossaan koossansa	ko’oissaan ko’oissansa
elative		koostaan koostansa	ko’oistaan ko’oistansa
illative		kokoonsa	kokoihinsa
adessive		koollaan koollansa	ko’oillaan ko’oillansa
ablative		kooltaan kooltansa	ko’oiltaan ko’oiltansa
allative		koolleen koollensa	ko’oilleen ko’oillensa
essive		kokonaan kokonansa	kokoinaan kokoinansa
translative		kookseen kooksensa	ko’oikseen ko’oiksensa
abessive		koottaan koottansa	ko’oittaan ko’oittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoineen kokoinensa

Nonstandard:

Inflection of koko (Kotus type 1*/valo, k-’ gradation)
nominative		koko	ko’ot
genitive		ko’on	kokojen
partitive		kokoa	kokoja
illative		kokoon	kokoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koko	ko’ot
accusative	nom.	koko	ko’ot
accusative	gen.	ko’on	ko’ot
genitive		ko’on	kokojen
partitive		kokoa	kokoja
inessive		ko’ossa	ko’oissa
elative		ko’osta	ko’oista
illative		kokoon	kokoihin
adessive		ko’olla	ko’oilla
ablative		ko’olta	ko’oilta
allative		ko’olle	ko’oille
essive		kokona	kokoina
translative		ko’oksi	ko’oiksi
abessive		ko’otta	ko’oitta
instructive		—	ko’oin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koko (Kotus type 1*/valo, k-’ gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokoni	kokoni
accusative	nom.	kokoni	kokoni
accusative	gen.	kokoni	kokoni
genitive		kokoni	kokojeni
partitive		kokoani	kokojani
inessive		ko’ossani	ko’oissani
elative		ko’ostani	ko’oistani
illative		kokooni	kokoihini
adessive		ko’ollani	ko’oillani
ablative		ko’oltani	ko’oiltani
allative		ko’olleni	ko’oilleni
essive		kokonani	kokoinani
translative		ko’okseni	ko’oikseni
abessive		ko’ottani	ko’oittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokosi	kokosi
accusative	nom.	kokosi	kokosi
accusative	gen.	kokosi	kokosi
genitive		kokosi	kokojesi
partitive		kokoasi	kokojasi
inessive		ko’ossasi	ko’oissasi
elative		ko’ostasi	ko’oistasi
illative		kokoosi	kokoihisi
adessive		ko’ollasi	ko’oillasi
ablative		ko’oltasi	ko’oiltasi
allative		ko’ollesi	ko’oillesi
essive		kokonasi	kokoinasi
translative		ko’oksesi	ko’oiksesi
abessive		ko’ottasi	ko’oittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokomme	kokomme
accusative	nom.	kokomme	kokomme
accusative	gen.	kokomme	kokomme
genitive		kokomme	kokojemme
partitive		kokoamme	kokojamme
inessive		ko’ossamme	ko’oissamme
elative		ko’ostamme	ko’oistamme
illative		kokoomme	kokoihimme
adessive		ko’ollamme	ko’oillamme
ablative		ko’oltamme	ko’oiltamme
allative		ko’ollemme	ko’oillemme
essive		kokonamme	kokoinamme
translative		ko’oksemme	ko’oiksemme
abessive		ko’ottamme	ko’oittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokonne	kokonne
accusative	nom.	kokonne	kokonne
accusative	gen.	kokonne	kokonne
genitive		kokonne	kokojenne
partitive		kokoanne	kokojanne
inessive		ko’ossanne	ko’oissanne
elative		ko’ostanne	ko’oistanne
illative		kokoonne	kokoihinne
adessive		ko’ollanne	ko’oillanne
ablative		ko’oltanne	ko’oiltanne
allative		ko’ollenne	ko’oillenne
essive		kokonanne	kokoinanne
translative		ko’oksenne	ko’oiksenne
abessive		ko’ottanne	ko’oittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kokonsa	kokonsa
accusative	nom.	kokonsa	kokonsa
accusative	gen.	kokonsa	kokonsa
genitive		kokonsa	kokojensa
partitive		kokoaan kokoansa	kokojaan kokojansa
inessive		ko’ossaan ko’ossansa	ko’oissaan ko’oissansa
elative		ko’ostaan ko’ostansa	ko’oistaan ko’oistansa
illative		kokoonsa	kokoihinsa
adessive		ko’ollaan ko’ollansa	ko’oillaan ko’oillansa
ablative		ko’oltaan ko’oltansa	ko’oiltaan ko’oiltansa
allative		ko’olleen ko’ollensa	ko’oilleen ko’oillensa
essive		kokonaan kokonansa	kokoinaan kokoinansa
translative		ko’okseen ko’oksensa	ko’oikseen ko’oiksensa
abessive		ko’ottaan ko’ottansa	ko’oittaan ko’oittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kokoineen kokoinensa

Derived terms

koota

adjectives

adverbs

verbs

compounds

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kóː.kó/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

kōko m (possessed form kōkon)

a porridge made from soaked durra flour

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cocoa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kòː.kóː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

kṑkō m (possessed form kṑkon)

cocoa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *toto, from Proto-Oceanic *draʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq (compare Hiligaynon dugo, Ilocano dara, Indonesian darah, Malagasy ra, Malay darah, Maori toto, Nauruan ara, Rapa Nui tuto, Tagalog dugo, West Coast Bajau darag (“red”)), from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Noun

koko

blood

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 哥哥 (ko-ko, “older brother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Noun

koko (plural koko-koko, first-person possessive kokoku, second-person possessive kokomu, third-person possessive kokonya)

(colloquial) older brother.
Synonyms: abang, kakak
(colloquial) short for baju koko.

Related terms

baju koko

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koko. Cognates include Finnish koko and Estonian kogu.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkoko/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkoko/,
Rhymes: -oko
Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Determiner

koko (invariable)

whole, entire
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53:
  Koko mailman tööläisin käyttäjä.
  The leader of the workers of the entire world.

Noun

koko

heap, pile

Declension

Declension of koko (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	koko	koot
genitive	koon	kokkoin, kokoloin
partitive	kokkoa	kokoja, kokoloja
illative	kokkoo	kokkoi, kokoloihe
inessive	koos	koois, kokolois
elative	koost	kooist, kokoloist
allative	koolle	kooille, kokoloille
adessive	kool	kooil, kokoloil
ablative	koolt	kooilt, kokoloilt
translative	kooks	kooiks, kokoloiks
essive	kokonna, kokkoon	kokoinna, kokoloinna, kokkoin, kokoloin
exessive¹⁾	kokont	kokoint, kokoloint
¹⁾ obsolete ^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka^? or -kä^? to the genitive.

Synonyms

(heap): mytty, ropja, runni

Derived terms

References

V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 101
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 181

Japanese

Romanization

koko

Rōmaji transcription of ここ

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *koko; compare Apalaí koko, Trió koko, Wayana koko, and likely Ye'kwana koijai and ko'momü from the same stem.

Pronunciation

(Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key):
(East Suriname) IPA^(key):

Adverb

koko

by night, at night

Derived terms

References

Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 297
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “koko”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 221; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 215

Laboya

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

koko

neck

References

Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “koko”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

Makasar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

koko (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨀᨚ)

garden, plantation

Marshallese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): , (enunciated)
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /kewkew/
Bender phonemes: {kȩwkȩw}

Noun

koko

mahi-mahi; common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cocoa, from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): , (enunciated)
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /kewkew, kɛwkɛw, kʷewkʷew, kʷɛwkʷɛw/
Bender phonemes: {kȩwkȩw, kewkew, kʷȩwkʷȩw, kʷewkʷew}

Noun

koko

cocoa; chocolate

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto koko and Nüpode Huitoto koko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Pronoun

koko

we two (masculine)

Declension

Declension of koko

	singular	dual		plural
	singular	m	f	plural
Absolutive	kue	koko	kaiñaɨ	kaɨ
Nominative	kuedɨ	kokodɨ	kaiñaɨdɨ	kaɨdɨ
Accusative	kuena	kokona	kaiñaɨna	kaɨna
Dative/Locative	kuemo	kokomo	kaiñaɨmo	kaɨmo
Ablative	kuemona	kokomona	kaiñaɨmona	kaɨmona
Instrumental	kuedo	kokodo	kaiñaɨdo	kaɨdo
Causal	kueri	kokori	kaiñaɨri	kaɨri
Privative	kuenino	kokonino	kaiñaɨnino	kaɨnino

References

Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 46
Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 157

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuˈko/,
Hyphenation: ku‧ko

Noun

kokó

fingernail; toenail; nail

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Adjective

koko

Noun

koko (ma class, plural makoko)

Swedish

Adjective

koko (comparative mer koko, superlative mest koko)

(colloquial) crazy

Usage notes

Uninflected.

References

koko in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Trió

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *koko; compare Apalaí koko, Kari'na koko, Wayana koko, and likely Ye'kwana koijai and ko'momü from the same stem.

Adverb

koko

by night

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koko.

Pronunciation

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkoko/,
Rhymes: -oko
Hyphenation: ko‧ko

Adjective

koko

(not inflected) (the) whole, entire

Adverb

koko

very, entirely, completely

Noun

koko

heap, pile

Inflection

Declension of koko (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	koko	kogod
genitive	kogo	kokojõ, kokoi
partitive	kokkoa	kokoitõ, kokoi
illative	kokkosõ, kokko	kokoisõ
inessive	kogoz	kokoiz
elative	kogossõ	kokoissõ
allative	kogolõ	kokoilõ
adessive	kogollõ	kokoillõ
ablative	kogoltõ	kokoiltõ
translative	kogossi	kokoissi
^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the terminative** is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ^*) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.