kō

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"

Ajië

Pronunciation

Noun

kō

  1. cloud

References

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Determiner

kō

  1. (endearing) your second person singular possessive, both o- and a-type
  2. Alternative form of ko
See also
Hawaiian possessive pronouns
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.
singular dual plural
1st person koʻu, kaʻu
kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type) 		ko māua, kā māua (exclusive)
ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive) 		ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive)
ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive)
2nd person kou, kāu
kō (affectionate, o- and a-type) 		ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou
3rd person kona, kāna ko lāua, kā lāua ko lākou, kā lākou

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *to (“sugar cane”) (compare with Tongan tō), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.

Noun

kō

  1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Japanese

Romanization

kō

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こう

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Hawaiian ʻōʻō and ʻō, Tahitian ʻō and Samoan ʻoso)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“husking stick”).[2][3]

Noun

kō

  1. digging stick

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 161
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “koho”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 167

Further reading

  • “kō” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Namuyi

Pronunciation

Verb

kō

  1. (transitive) to give

References

  • Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎, Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 57
  • Li Jianfu (2017) A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans‎, Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 131

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kau. Cognates include Tuvaluan kau and Samoan 'ou.

Pronoun

kō

  1. I, me
See also
Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) au, kita1 ki māua ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tāua ki tā ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki lā ki lātou
Agentive clitic
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) kō ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tā ki tātou
2nd person kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lā ki lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ko. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻo and Samoan ʻō.

Adverb

kō

  1. there, at that place

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *koa. Cognates include Maori koa and Tongan koaa.

Particle

kō

  1. Marks the imperative case.
  2. Emphasises the preceding word.

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 163
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